Speed limits for trunk roads within FK10 postcode - EIR release

Information requested

"Could I request that the speed limits for all roads within the FK10 postcode be issued."

Response

As the information you have requested is ‘environmental information’ for the purposes of the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (EIRs), we are required to deal with your request under those Regulations. We are applying the exemption at section 39(2) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA), so that we do not also have to deal with your request under FOISA.

This exemption is subject to the ‘public interest test’. Therefore, taking account of all the circumstances of this case, we have considered if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exemption. We have found that, on balance, the public interest lies in favour of upholding the exemption, because there is no public interest in dealing with the same request under two different regimes. This is essentially a technical point and has no material effect on the outcome of your request.

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance Transport Scotland does not have some of the information you have requested. Therefore we are refusing your request under the exception at regulation 10(4)(a) of the EIRs. This is because Transport Scotland is only responsible for the Trunk Road Network.

However, you may wish to contact Clackmannanshire Council at foi@clacks.gov.uk who may be able to help you.

Please see below table with the speed limits on the Trunk Roads within the FK10 postcode:

A985 - Kincardine Bridge to Junction with North Approach Road, Kincardine – 30mph North Approach Road, Kincardine towards Rosyth – 60mph (National Speed Limit)

A977 – Longannet Roundabout to Tulliallan Cemetry – 40mphTulliallan Cemetry to Kingdom Caravans – 30mph Kingdom Caravans to Broomknowe Drive – 40mph Broomeknowe Drive to Gartarry Roundabout – 60mph (National Speed Limit)

A876 – Kilbagie Roundabout to Clackmannanshire Bridge – 60mph (National Speed Limit)

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