Installation of cameras forA9 average speed scheme begins

WORK TO install a controversial average speed camera system on the A9 between Perth and Inverness is motoring ahead.

The latest phase of the £2.5 million system gets under way today and involves the construction of columns, cameras and infrared lighting masts.

These will be placed at 27 sites along the route, with the zones restricted to seven sections of single carriageway. As they are installed, engineers will calibrate the cameras ahead of them going live in October.

Stewart Leggett, chairman of the A9 Safety Group, insisted driver safety would improve once the system is operational.

He said: “The group is clear that the deployment of average speed cameras on the A9 will improve safety for all users by improving driver behaviour and reducing the unacceptable levels of currently recorded on the route.

“Average speed cameras have proven effective in reducing casualties where they have been deployed and they are a key part of the wider plan to improve the safety of everyone using the A9, both in advance of and during the dualling of this vital route.

“The average speed camera system is only a small part of the overall investment making up the interim safety plan. We are committed to maintaining the route and managing its safe andeffective use, both before andduring the forthcoming dualling programme.”

The plans cover the entire 136-mile route from Dunblane to Inverness, with cameras being installed every three to four miles along single carriageway parts of the A9 between Perth and Inverness and along the dual carriageway between Perth and Dunblane.

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