Plans for upgrading roads and pavements across Kincardine and Mearns costing £4.2m have been agreed by councillors. In the North Kincardine ward, the improvements are below.

Resurfacing – C30K (rural area) at the junction with the U59K.

Surface dressing – C5K (rural area) from Calladrum Cottage to Woodlands of Durris; U57K (rural area) from the junction with the C5K north to the B9077;

Crollshillock Place and Cliff View in Newtonhill;

Mosside Drive, Mosside Crescent, Dunvegan Crescent, Avenue & Place, and Glascairn Avenue & Place in Portlethen.

Footway works – C8K at Checkbar.

Argyll Place between No 54 and No 60, Cookston Road and Downies Road in Portlethen.

Haunching (strengthening road verges) – C5K from the junction with the C30K, and C13K east of the Lairhillock School. 

Lighting – Low wattage bulbs instead of high wattage on Bruntland Road from the A90 to Bracken Road, Portlethen. 

There is also a reserve list costing £3.1m if work can be brought forward.

Finally, there is provision for on-going maintenance such as repairing potholes.