Work has started to install more average speed cameras on the north-east’s busiest road.
The devices are being set up on the A90 Aberdeen to Dundee road, at Charleston, in order to “enhance road safety” as part of work on the southern leg of the £745million Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR).
The changes at Charleston will include the construction of a new bridge and a signal-controlled junction connecting the A90 to Wellington Road and the AWPR.
The cameras – which will be tested before going live – will help enforce the 50mph in place for the works.
The cameras are expected to remain in situ until the work.
Average speed cameras were installed on the A90 between Balmedie and Blackdog in July in order to safeguard AWPR workers.
Last week, the Press and Journal revealed 466 motorists have been caught flouting the 50mph speed limit in place there – with some doing nearly 90mph.
Last night North Kincardine councillor Ian Mollison said there were “good reasons” to have the cameras at Charleston.
“There are two good reasons for having them,” he said. “One, the safety of workers constructed the new flyover and so on, and two for the safety of vehicles and their drivers going through what could be a tricky road set up until everything is finalised.
“I think this is something that needs to be done. You always get somebody who believes they have a God-given right to get somewhere quicker than everyone else. You do get people doing 70mph in the 50mph limit.”
He also called for them to be turned on “more quickly” than the ones on the northern A90 were.
A Transport Scotland spokesman said the cameras had “proven safety benefits”.
He added: “Like the Blackdog to Balmedie route, which saw works increase significantly over summer, the works at Charleston took a step forward earlier this month.
“A number of traffic management measures were implemented to keep traffic moving at this location while works are underway, including a 50mph speed restriction.
“However, to enhance the safety of road workers on the A90 at Charleston who are now working in close proximity to road users in this area, additional safety measures are necessary.
“The use of average speed cameras will also protect road users, where construction operations adjacent to or beneath the road are not always visible to them.”
