Roadwatch 19/05/09
Roadworks across the Falkirk District area
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Location
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Works
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Timescale
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Disruption to Traffic
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Bonnybridge,
Walton road off Castlecary Road
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Installing
Apparatus
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20/05/09
to
03/06/09
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Temp Traffic Lights
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Carron,
Carronshore Road jct Burnside Place
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Repairing
Apparatus
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19/05/09
to
22/05/09
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Temp Traffic Lights
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Carron,
Stenhouse Road
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Installing
Apparatus
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29/04/09
to
22/05/09
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Temp Traffic Lights
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Denny,
22 Glasgow Road
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Repairing
Apparatus
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21/05/09
to
26/05/09
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Temp Traffic Lights
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Larbert,
Stirling Road, jct Logie Drive
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Installing
Apparatus
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26/05/09
to
12/06/09
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Temp Traffic Lights
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Sheildhill,
Main Street near Summerhouse Cottages
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Installing
Apparatus
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21/05/09
to
29/05/09
|
Temp Traffic Lights
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Stenhousemuir,
King Street, 551 - 553
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Installing
Apparatus
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21/05/09
to
28/05/09
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Temp Traffic Lights
|
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Torwood,
C9, from Glen Road to Council boundary
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Bridge Repairs
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25/03/09
to
01/06/09
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ROAD CLOSURE
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Road Safety
In 2004, 904 people were killed or injured on Central Scotland's roads, of these 183 were seriously injured and 15 were killed.
The Central Scotland Safety Camera Partnership operates two mobile camera units at 12 identified sites with a history of excessive vehicle speeds and casualties. These include six sites within the Falkirk area:
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M876 Torwood, Larbert (north)
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M9 Polmont (north)
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M9 at M876 (north)
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A706 Linlithgow Road, Bo'ness
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M80 Denny (north)
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A993 Dean Road, Bo'ness
All locations where the mobile cameras are operating are well sign-posted and the mobile camera vans are highly visible.
More information can be found on the Central Scotland Police website.|