Fife Council is to invest more than £1.2m in improving roads, footways and street lighting in South West Fife.

Earlier this week, members of the South West Area Committee approved some £1,274,000 for the scheme for 2014/15.

As well as the planned road improvements, Fife Council is entering the ninth year of an 11-year project to replace old street lighting columns, which is an investment of £40m. The local authority is also in the third year of its Lighting Efficiency Project. This will see 42,000 light bulbs replaced with energy efficient ones, at a cost of £8.7m over a six-year period.

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Commenting on the investment, Councillor Pat Callaghan, Executive Spokesperson for Transport & Environment, said: "Everyone living or working in Fife will benefit from the £40 million investment in our street lights, and a further £54 million investment to upgrade roads.

"In Fife we're committed to investing significant funding to look after our transport network. This is vital for Fife's economy and will benefit everybody travelling through Fife for work, business and pleasure."

Chair of the South West Area Committee, Councillor Bobby Clelland, added: "This is a great investment for South West Fife. Transportation and Environmental Services is continuing to prioritise works that will have the most impact on our local road network, towns and villages for the money we have available."

(JP/MH)