Road and footpath improvements in north-east Fife – where the money is going
Councillors have signed off funding for a host of projects to improve roads and pavements across north-east Fife.
Members of the North East Fife Area Committee agreed the programme of investment which covers from Tay Bridgehead to the East Neuk at their meeting last week.
The 2026–27 area roads programme sets out more than £2.3 million of road resurfacing, £320,000 of footway upgrades, and £157,000 for road safety and traffic management measures. The programme also includes planned work on street lighting, bridges, and a range of active travel improvements.
This follows discussions with local councillors, community feedback and technical assessments, ensuring investment goes where it will make the biggest difference to residents.
Cllr Jonny Tepp, committee convenor, said: “Residents tell us time and again how important safe, well‑maintained roads and pavements are to daily life. Even with the financial pressures facing councils everywhere, we are committed to investing in North East Fife’s local infrastructure.” And he added: ““This programme focuses on the places where improvements will have the greatest impact—making it easier and safer for people to travel, walk and cycle in their own communities.
"These planned works are essential to keep our neighbourhoods safe and accessible, and to make sure our roads and footways stay in good condition for years to come.”
Projects councillors agreed to invest in included major resurfacing on key local routes, including roads in Guardbridge, St Michaels, Leuchars, Crail and rural parts of the area.
They also sank funding into footway improvements in communities including St Andrews, Elie, Crail and Cupar; road safety measures such as new or upgraded crossings, vehicle‑activated signs, and traffic‑calming projects in St Andrews, Guardbridge, St Michaels, Anstruther, Cupar, and Craigrothie, and street lighting upgrades, particularly in Anstruther, Crail and St Andrews.
There is also also cash for bridge and structure work in Guardbridge and Kemback, plus active travel projects, including design and feasibility work to support walking and cycling routes across North East Fife
Members noted that while budgets remain challenging, this investment represents a “significant commitment to maintaining safe and accessible local infrastructure.”