Council / Flea displeased at ‘his own’ community council for Levenwick objection
THE CHAIR of the community safety and resilience board has expressed his “displeasure” with Dunrossness Community Council for objecting to plans for a temporary speed limit at Levenwick.
Councillor Allison (Flea) Duncan said he was disappointed that “his own” community council had felt it could not support the measure, which he described as “crucial”.
The councillor used a meeting of the community safety board this morning (Wednesday) to make his feelings known.
It follows a decision by the community council late last year to oppose the lower 50mph speed limit proposal, which would be in place on the main A970 road until significant safety improvements can be made.
The community council felt the proposed reduction in the speed limit at this section of road would be “pointless” and “would not solve the main issue of the road being too narrow”.
Duncan told the community safety meeting that there had been four deaths on that stretch of road since the Second World War, and he himself had been involved in a serious road traffic accident there.
“It is crucial that we get a temporary 50mph speed limit there until the road is being improved, and that will hopefully come soon,” he said.
“I want to make absolutely clear of my displeasure with Dunrossness Community Council, their actions and the decision that they took.”
He said the road has one “very bad blind summit” and one “semi blind summit”, adding that “God forbid for anybody who goes down the east side of that road”.
Because of the objection, the proposal to implement the speed limit will now be discussed by councillors next week.
A full widening of the road has previously been proposed, but another possible option could be to install barriers and improve the blind summit, which would bring improvements to the road quicker.
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