Residents "living in fear" of dangerous road face anxious wait for speed survey

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Residents who “live in fear” of a dangerous road in Bridge of Weir face an anxious wait to find out if safety measures will be ordered for the stretch.A speed survey is due on Kilmacolm Road where monitoring equipment will shortly be introduced as part of a study by Renfrewshire Council’s road safety team.A plea for action has already been made in the area frequented by vulnerable people, including children, GP surgery patients and care home residents.Renfrewshire Live, the new free app dedicated to bringing you around the clock breaking news, is now available to download.Powered by the Paisley Daily Express, Renfrewshire Live is your go-to source for news, features and sport with live coverage provided direct to the app, seven days a week.The dedicated team of experienced journalists, responsible for the publication of the award-winning Express, will focus on breaking news, day and night, across Renfrewshire’s towns and villages.There is also a dedicated St Mirren section that will follow every kick of the ball with the Buddies.Available on both Android and Apple.

Download here: smarturl.it/RenfrewLiveSocialEarlier this year, a petition submitted to the local authority warned if the situation was not tackled urgently it was a matter of time before someone was killed on the road.An appeal was made for a combination of signage, traffic calming measures and railings.Jan Fulton spoke on behalf of the community at the petitions board in August, saying: “I would say that the consensus now, as a community, is that we feel we are at a bit of a breaking point with it.“It’s not an exaggeration to say that the people who live on Kilmacolm Road do live in fear of it.“Whether that’s because they’ve had actual cars crash into their