A92 work branded ‘paltry’

SAFETY improvements on one of Fife’s most notorious stretches of road have been described as “paltry”.

North East Fife MSP Willie Rennie said £15,000 of work to upgrade the A92 at Freuchie is significantly less than required and has called for further investment.

Work is under way to provide new white lines, a bus shelter and a crossing point but Mr Rennie said these measures fail to address concerns held by members of the community.

“While any i mprovements are welcome, this paltry change falls well short of what is required,” he said.

“After many years of campaigning, the community deserve better than this.”

Mr Rennie said he would be raising the issue with transport minister Humza Yousaf.

A Transport Scotland spokesman said: “A number of improvements have been undertaken on the A92 at Freuchie, with further works planned.”

Forecasters issued the warning after a spell of unsettled weather brought more showers than sun over recent weeks.

And the bad news is that trend is set to continue into early next week.

Although a high pressure system is due to arrive from the south, Met Office chiefs don’t believe temperatures will reach the highs recorded in June and July.

A spokeswoman said: “Summer isn’t over yet. There have been a lot of headlines saying that’s it for the summer, but August always tends to be the wettest of the summer months.

“The Dundee area is still going to have showers throughout the week, although they will be less frequent at the weekend.

“Monday might be unsettled as well but then you should start to get a high pressure front coming from the south.

“There will be a slight risk of showers making their way from the west, but the high pressure should help fend them off.

“I don’t think the high pressure looks like it will bring anything like the heat we had during June or July but it will still be warm and sunny.”

The unsettled beginning to August follows a slightly cooler July than Dundee experiences on average — although sunshine levels have remained on a par with previous years.

The spokeswoman said: “The average maximum temperature for July was 16.8C, which is a degree down on average.

“The minimum average was 9.2C which is 0.2C below average and the mean temperature was about 13C which is 0.5C down.

“Having said that, the amount of

DUNDEE’S summer isn’t over — but the city looks unlikely to bask in balmy temperatures again.