Council calms traffic at Lochaber school

Roads around Ballachulish Primary School in Lochaber will be covered by full time 20mph speed restrictions from Friday 29th February 2008.
 
Part of West Laroch and Loan Fern; all of Maccoll Terrace, Gorsten Road, and Brecklet Road will have permanent 20mph limits as part of a Scottish Government programme to put 20 mph speed limits on roads near Schools.
 
Motorists are reminded that if they speed in the vicinity of Highland schools then the penalties will be tough. The Highland Council, Northern Constabulary and the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (Highlands and Islands Area) are clear that if motorists are caught speeding near Highland schools where a 20mph limit is in place, then robust enforcement action will be taken by both the Police and the Procurator Fiscal Service.
 
Since April 2005, The Highland Council has introduced 20mph traffic restrictions at 132 of the 216 schools in Highland. The addition of the speed limit at Ballachulish means that 23 of the 32 schools in Lochaber  have 20 mph speed limits in place.
 
Councillor John Laing, Chairman of The Highland Council’s TEC Services said: “We now have more than half (61%) of all Highland School with 20mph speed limits around them. We are committed to completing the introduction of 20mph speed restrictions around all our schools which will help to reduce accidents and save lives.”
 
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