A public consultation is set to be held over traffic calming measures in western Kinross-shire.

Following pressure from ward councillors, the area has secured £540,000 funding to assist with slowing of traffic on the A977, linking Kinross and Blairingone.

Police Scotland data revealed that the stretch of road has been the scene of 17 collisions with 23 casualties in the last five years, almost half of which were recognised as being caused as a result of driver error.

However, according to Scottish Government quotas, this is not enough to merit the installation of average speed cameras along the route.

Between August 2012 and 2017, a speed detection van recorded 712 speeding offences on the single carriageway stretch, with the highest recorded speed clocking in at a staggering 99mph.

A team of Kinross-shire ward councillors have put forward suggestions to the local authority which will be discussed at public consultations in the area in the near future.

Major plans for the School Road junction, B9097 junction, Drum crossroads and Saline Road in Blairingone are being looked at, with roundabouts, signalisation and junction realignments all up for discussion.

Any major projects agreed will be scheduled to be completed by April 2019.

Plans for a £50,000 signage strategy will be up for discussion, which could potentially see the upgrading of 12 vehicle-activated signs.

Also on the table for consideration are turning signal signs at the East Balado and Rumbling Bridge junctions, estimated at £21,000, speed classification detectors valued at just under £50,000, £15,000 of automatic traffic counters and active studs and reflective road markings.

Other ideas would be welcomed for discussion by the local authority.

Village gateways are being looked at, however council officers have all but ruled out chicanes, speed humps, speed cushions and road narrowing due to noise, traffic constraints and drainage fears.

Council officials confirmed that, at the moment, none of the villages on the stretch qualify for the 20mph speed limit, however, the local authority’s policy is under review.

The public consultation will begin in the foreseeable future and until that has been completed, Perth and Kinross Council has confirmed that no major work will be implemented – adding only minor projects will be carried out this financial year.

Details of the consultations will be announced shortly.