MUCHALLS residents have called for the construction of a walkway to solve their dual carriageway crossing problems.
BEAR Scotland are currently looking into the possibility of moving two bus stops which serve the village.
Their preferred option is to relocate the shelter that sits across the A90 from Muchalls 70 meters north, while closing the existing central r
eserve pedestrian crossing point.
At present the bus lay-by is part of a road junction and BEAR believe that as busses slow down to pick-up or drop-off passengers, they could come into conflict with cars trying to get on to the dual carriageway.
The operating company responsible for managing and maintaining the North-east trunk road network wants to create a simpler T-junction for traffic to use.
A similar problem exits with the bus stop on the opposite side of the main road, closest to the village and BEAR would like to move it 150 meters south.
But Muchalls Village Association do not agree with the proposals because they believe it would not make accessing the bus stops any easier.
Newtonhill, Muchalls and Cammachmore Community Council considered the matter at their April meeting last Wednesday.
Then, North Kincardine councillor and Muchalls resident Carl Nelson backed the Village Association's stance.
He said: "People still have to get over the road so BEAR have done nothing to solve that problem. I don't think anyone would want the bus stops shifted, not for one minute."
Fellow councillor Paul Melling insisted as much as possible should be done to make public transport more convenient to use.
He said: "The more the agenda of trying to get people to use buses is driven forward, the more accessible they have to be."
Muchalls Village Association replied to BEAR by stating they would like to see the installation of a walkway spanning the dual carriageway, to make the road safer to cross.
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