Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

A92 roundabout at Balfarg is an option, transport minister tells safety campaigners

Transport Minister Humza Yousaf speaks to North Glenrothes Community Council's Ron Page.
Transport Minister Humza Yousaf speaks to North Glenrothes Community Council's Ron Page.

Scotland’s transport minister has pledged that a roundabout is one of the options being considered to tackle a hazardous junction on the A92 in Fife.

Humza Yousaf was in Glenrothes to meet members of North Glenrothes Community Council, which has campaigned for almost a decade for upgrade of the trunk road through the town.

The minister saw hazards faced by motorists at both the Balfarg and Cadham junctions and said an options appraisal would be conducted quickly, with the results expected in the summer.

Lord Lieutenant of Fife Robert Balfour, MSP Jenny Gilruth, Transport Minister Humza Yousaf, and Ron Page and Morris Brown of North Glenrothes Community Council. A conflict study has already been carried out by Transport Scotland, mapping where accidents and near misses happen.

Mr Yousaf said: “The next part of the process is an options study. We know where the conflicts might happen and we are now going to study in detail a variety of options.

“One of these will clearly be the roundabout which the community council is very keen on.

“It’s not the one we absolutely will settle on — I have to make that abundantly clear. A number of factors will have to be weighed up, but it is certainly one of the options on the table.”

Mr Yousaf also said just 15 minutes of observation had shown him how drivers were affected by the hazards at Balfarg.

He said: “There were a couple of drivers that were confused about who had the right of way. Any confusion or hesitation on the trunk roads is a recipe for disaster.”

Fife Council has already pledged ÂŁ1.5 million for a roundabout at Balfarg, which forms part of an action plan for the A92 it submitted to the Scottish Government.

Ron Page, chairman of North Glenrothes Community Council, said he was delighted Mr Yousaf had finally visited after stating he would do so a year ago.

He said: “He has made a few promises after various Transport Scotland studies. I would like to be optimistic but this campaign has been going on for 10 years. We will wait and see.”

Glenrothes MSP Jenny Gilruth accompanied Mr Yousaf on his visit to what she said was a dangerous part of the A92.

She said: “Today marks a pivotal point in the campaign with a commitment to move the options study forward.

“I was glad to hear that one of the options now being considered is a roundabout at the Balfarg junction.

“As a Markinch resident I know only too well the difficulties and the dangers associated with that stretch of the road.”