CONTROVERSIAL plans for a two-way cycle lane are progressing in Dunfermline and Fife Council are driving forward with speed bumps and a pedestrian crossing too.

They're part of a bigger project on Aberdour Road with the new route for bikes finally getting the go-ahead in June, despite 16 objections.

The City of Dunfermline area committee gave it the green light, the final "missing link" will be built on the south side of the road, from Blacklaw Road to Hospital Hill, and the "active travel network" proposals also include more road safety measures.

Four speed cushions are planned on Aberdour Road, roughly in line with house numbers 4, 18, 40 and 52, and a new zebra crossing just to the west of the junction with St Lawrence Street.

This is where Fife Council are planning to put speed bumps on Aberdour Road. This is where Fife Council are planning to put speed bumps on Aberdour Road. (Image: Fife Council)

The cycle path project has rolled on for years with the council first announcing plans in 2022 for a £700,000 shared use, four-metres wide path on Aberdour Road, from Hospital Hill to the Masterton roundabout.

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The section from Masterton roundabout to Blacklaw Road was completed some time ago.

However, the final stretch from Blacklaw Road to Hospital Hill proved controversial and objections forced the council to change their plans.

Residents had expressed concerns that the proposed cycle lane would have a negative impact on road safety, particularly the speed and volume of traffic.

And this is the proposed location of the new zebra crossing on Aberdour Road. And this is the proposed location of the new zebra crossing on Aberdour Road. (Image: Fife Council)

Other concerns included the perceived difficulty of crossing the cycle track, restrictive bollards or islands, a preference for use of the north side and concern about the physical appearance of segregated cycle tracks.

The two-way, segregated cycle lane will be built using part of the existing Aberdour Road carriageway.

It will make traffic lanes slightly narrower than before, but the council said it impact road capacity.

And the “whole street approach”, which includes the speed cushions and zebra crossing, is designed to slow traffic down and improve road safety.