A Perthshire village is set to trial speed bumps on its busiest road in an attempt to allay rat run fears.

Invergowrie residents made calls for a temporary installation of the speed reduction measures on Main Street at last week’s drop-in session in the Bullionfield Hall.

The hope is that the bumps will stop vehicles speeding down the village’s busiest street in order to avoid the Swallow Roundabout, where significant alteration work is to commence next month.

Springfield Properties is set to start these works to the roundabout, located on the Perth and Kinross/Dundee border, from May to aid one of its developments in Dundee.

The work is expected to last six months with plans to also install traffic lights on Dundee’s Riverside Avenue as part of the modifications.

Carse of Gowrie councillor Angus Forbes, who hosted last week’s drop-in session, believes that adding the traffic lights on the approach to the roundabout will only encourage drivers, trying to get from Dundee to Perth, to take a detour through Main Street. That would allow drivers to dodge the lights and join the A90 from the other end of the village.

Cllr Angus Forbes feels the drop-in was a success

The speed bump proposal has been put forward by PKC traffic officers . Then a decision on the trail will be made.

Cllr Forbes said: “It was a well-attended meeting in Invergowrie, and I am grateful to the two officers from PKC roads team who attended as well as the number of people who came along to express their views. As well as taking opinions for or against speed reduction measures, the residents had the opportunity to discuss other concerns with me and the officers from the council.

“Public opinion is very much in favour of a trial of speed bumps during the period of the works on the Swallow Roundabout, which I expect to be between May and December.

“This will give residents of Invergowrie the opportunity to see what difference they make and the council the opportunity to gauge the results.

‘‘This information can be used in the future when discussions begin over whether or not to make them permanent.

“I am now waiting for the traffic officers to finalise their proposal which will go to local elected members. If the decision is made to proceed, then the bumps will be ordered and installed as soon as possible, hopefully before the end of May when the works begin.”