Average speed cameras purge on A90 road

AVERAGE speed cameras are to be installed on the A90 as part of a bid to improve safety on the road.

The cameras will be set up between Dundee and Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire.

The system will replace the existing fixed and mobile camera enforcement on the route, and will go live this autumn.

As well as aiming to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on the roads, the Scottish Government said average speed cameras can also improve journey times and reduce offender numbers.

Chief Superintendent Andy Edmonston, head of road policing at Police Scotland, said: “The introduction of average speed cameras on the A90 between Dundee and Stonehaven is welcome as it will contribute to ongoing efforts to reduce the number of collisions and resultant injuries that occur on that stretch of road.”

Three fatal collisions and six serious accidents occurred on this section of the route in 2015.

The Scottish Government said the road also sees three in every five vehicles travelling between Dundee and Stonehaven exceeding the speed limit, with more than one in every five vehicles exceeding it by more than 10mph.

There are currently two permanent average speed camera systems in Scotland – one on the A77 in South Ayrshire, and the other on the A9 between Dunblane and Inverness.

Transport Minister Humza Yousaf said: “Installing average speed cameras on the A90 will make the road safer for everyone travelling along the route.”