New traffic calming measures are to be installed in Kirkintilloch, after a survey discovered some drivers were exceeding the speed limit on the Newdyke Road.

Two flat top speed tables will be introduced at the junction of Newdyke Road and Newdyke Avenue, and the junction of Newdyke Road and Ivanhoe Drive. This well help reduce vehicle speed and enhance pedestrian and road safety in the residential area.

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An existing speed cushion will also be removed on Newdyke Avenue as part of the project.

East Dunbartonshire Council is delivering the work.

Councillor Susan Murray, Vice Convener of the Council's Place, Neighbourhood & Corporate Assets Committee, said: "The Council takes road safety concerns extremely seriously and the introduction of these speed bumps is aimed at reducing risk to pedestrians and other road users from speeding drivers.

"We hope the traffic management measures will have a positive effect on driver behaviour on Newdyke Road and that these measures will make the area around the school safer for children walking to school."

(CM/JG)