Residents of Pencaitland may have noticed the recent appearance of a pair of black wires running across the main road in the village near to the entrance to the Carriage House.
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This was part of a recent road traffic survey being carried out by East Lothian Council over the course of a week in March.
Here are some of the interesting stats to come out of the survey which ran from the 2nd to the 8th.
The average speed of vehicles was 31.1mph which is generally good news. However, this is an average so some would have been travelling faster, whilst others would be slower.
Of course, the location is fairly close to the lights at the bridge which may be an influencing factor in terms of speed measured at this point.
The percentage of heavy goods vehicle traffic remains fairly constant at 11 percent out of a total 5 day average count of all vehicles of 3,900. This counts traffic travelling in both directions and isn’t hugely different from the measured numbers in 2009.
Nevertheless it’s hard to believe the reality of a daily figure just shy of 4,000 vehicles per day travelling through Pencaitland in both directions.
Pencaitland Community Council
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