TRANSPORT links in and around Kincardine are set for a major boost in the wake of a six-figure cash injection.

Officials confirm £102,000 has been secured to create further ideas that improve the town's ongoing accessibility programme.

The £102,000 will help develop designs for better connections and networks, with a focus on safe and sustainable travel.

It comes on top of £50,000 received earlier in the year and continues on from the Community Links part of an active travel improvement initiative.

The Coalfields Regeneration Trust (CRT) worked with Sustrans Scotland to secure the funding and progress work around transport and travel, something that was identified as a key project in the Go Forth Kincardine Charrette in the wake of the Longannet Power Station closure.

The project will seek to improve the High Street with things like better signage, prioritise pedestrians and cyclists in certain parts of the town and a main junction upgrade in the town centre.

Also, there are hopes to improve and develop the A876 North Approach Road and identify key missing links and the routes with the most opportunity for development in general.

Pauline Douglas, of the CRT which has its Scottish headquarters in town, said: "We're pleased to have completed the feasibility stage of the transport and accessibility improvement project and delighted to receive £102,000 to continue this work.

"A vital part of progressing the project is to involve local residents in the ongoing consultation to ensure they have their say on the future of their town.

"We aim to ensure Kincardine is a safe and sustainable place to live in and travel around."

A series of consultation events will be held around the town to make sure everyone has the opportunity to feed into the second stage of the project.

Gemma McCluskey, infrastructure officer at Sustrans Scotland, added: "We want to make sure the people of Kincardine are at the heart of the town, able to move around safely and easily.

"The new phase of funding means that Coalfields Regeneration Trust can continue working with the community to design new spaces which make it easier for walking, cycling and wheeling."