Tuesday 16 October 2012

Balgillo Road junction update

I recently contacted the council's head of transportation for an update about concerns relative to the junctions on Balgillo Road at East Balgillo Road and Forthill Road. The response I received is copied below for interest:

East Balgillo Road /  Balgillo Road Junction
This junction is if fed southbound directly from the A92 as some motorists divert from the main road to avoid the traffic signals at Claypotts and this traffic flow is not encouraged.  There has been some slight injury accidents near the junction however they are not directly related to the operation of the East Balgillo Road / Balgillo Road junction.  The junction has been visited and there is adequate visibility and there are no proposals for this junction.

Forthill Road / Balgillo Road
This junction has been looked at previously by the council and the accident history for vehicles at this junction is good relative to other areas of the city, where identified accident cluster sites are the focus our resources.  In the previous three year period, there have been no reported injury accidents at this location and therefore I do not, at this time, intend to carry out works at this location.