Members of the Kirkcaldy Area Committee have agreed to invest £1.56m to improve the area’s roads, footpaths and street lightening, and road safety over the next financial year.

Over £1.06m has been earmarked to improve the roads in the area, with more than £267,000 allocated to footways. £231,000 will go towards improving road safety and traffic management with just over £535,000 for street lighting. This funding is not used to fix potholes; this money comes from the Capital roads maintenance budget.  

Kirkcaldy Area Committee Convenor, Councillor Ian Cameron, said that “Roads and pavements are something we’re contacted about a lot as local councillors. We’re committed to making sure Kirkcaldy’s roads, paths, safety and street lighting remain in good condition, despite the ever-challenging budgets so I’m pleased that we’ve been able to agree to this investment”

Major planned works include:

• £238,469 to resurface part of the B9157 which connects Kirkcaldy to Aberdour.
• £203,365 to resurface Valley Gardens, from Valley View to Hendry Road.
• £309,327 to resurface the footways and improve street lighting on Balmoral Drive and Melville Place, as well as improving the lighting on Beaufort Crescent.
• £76,968 to reconstruct the footways of the B925 Nairn Street/Victoria Road, from the East side of the viaduct to Mitchell Place.
• £147,000 to improve street lighting on Katherine Street, Weavers Crescent, Loom Road and Prime Gilt Box Street.
• £80,000 to add a pedestrian crossing on Hendry Road, at Baldwin Crescent/ Meldrum Road.

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