About £60,000 of safety improvements on the A92 have been branded nothing more than a “sticking-plaster solution”.
Work on a 550-yard stretch of road near Balfarg Junction in Glenrothes is due to get under way on Monday after a concerted campaign by residents.
The improvements at the junction, the scene of a number of serious accidents in recent years, only involve painting new white lines and improving road signs not an overall redesign.
The central reservation safety fencing will also be extended and a footpath linking the area with Balbirnie Park will be completed.
Ron Page, spokesman for Glenrothes Area Futures Group, which has long campaigned for action at Balfarg and at other junctions off the Glenrothes section of the A92, accused BEAR Scotland of merely tinkering at the edges of the problem.
While he welcomed the fact something was being done, he claimed it was not nearly enough.
“All I can say is it’s not before time,” he said.
“The lines on the road are needing totally replenished for safety reasons and that’s really all they’re doing. What we’re after is enhanced safety measures but they’re only using up the tiny budget they have for maintenance.
“There’s nothing major, nothing drastic, nothing new at all other than just another sticking-plaster solution.”
Preparatory works have already been completed and the main works starting next week will take three weeks. It will be done outwith peak times during the day and also overnight between 7.30pm and 6.30am.
BEAR Scotland said traffic movements between the B969 Western Avenue and Star junctions would be restricted at times for the safety of workers and motorists.