Forthbank Wind Energy Development - Partnerships for Renewables

Forthbank Wind Energy Development
Consultation
7.2.8 Traffic and transport consultation responses with regard to the proposed wind energy
development have been received from three public bodies. The bodies comprise Fife Council,
Clackmannanshire Council and Transport Scotland. A summary of the comments is included
below.
Fife Council
7.2.9 Fife Council has raised concerns that the turbine delivery route should use the recently
constructed Clackmannanshire Bridge and therefore avoid the requirement to travel over the
Kincardine Bridge and through Kincardine.
Clackmannanshire Council
7.2.10 Clackmannanshire Council has requested that delivery route from the M876 would travel north
over the Clackmannanshire Bridge rather than through Kincardine. Details of a road condition
survey of the route needs to be agreed with the council.
7.2.11 A Construction Traffic Management Plan should be produced that mitigates the impact of
construction related traffic on the public road network. This includes the areas closest to the
residential area at Bowhouse Road, Forth Crescent etc.
Transport Scotland
7.2.12 Overall there will be a minimal increase in traffic on the trunk road and the proposed wind
energy development is unlikely to have a significant impact on the operation of the trunk road
network.
7.3 Baseline Assessment
7.3.1 The access studies carried out on behalf of the developer by Entec and RPS have examined the
suitability of the road access route to accommodate construction traffic including oversized
turbine delivery vehicles. The studies included site visits and preliminary assessment of
possible suitable access routes to the site from the M876 Motorway.
7.3.2 A formal route access study including vehicular swept path assessment was undertaken to
examine the proposed access route and identify specific problem areas of road where
temporary measures will need to be put into place.
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