But I am explaining it.
The sequencing of the new lights at the end of Doonholm Rd is crazy – I count a 5 second ‘green’ for traffic turning towards Doonfoot before the lights change back to amber.
So beware of cars going through on red – because they will due to frustration.
Like I say, I’m not excusing it, but it is a danger which I’ll highlight to the AMEY on 0800 0420188.
Take care and drive safe!
The way to the bypass going through Doonfoot is at last open.
The works were to improve safety at a dangerous junction: here’s Amey’s statement on the project.
“The A77 Doonholm road safety improvement scheme aims to introduce a new signalised junction and includes road widening, resurfacing, drainage, footway, signage, and lighting improvements at the Doonholm Road and Corton Road Junctions. There have been several road traffic incidents at this junction, with a significant number of these being classed as serious.”
Traffic Scotland had marked today down as the completion date here, and their wee map shows the junction clear.
From Amey’s FAQs on the roadworks:
Exactly what work is being carried out on the A77 south of Ayr?
Amey, on behalf of Transport Scotland, is undertaking essential road safety junction improvements on the A77 in Ayr, at Doonholm Road and Corton Road to provide a signal-controlled junction at Doonholm Road and Corton Road and includes road widening and resurfacing, drainage, footway, signage and lighting improvements. The scheme will target the following pillars of the Safe System approach to road safety: Safe Road Use, Safe Speeds, and Safe Roads and Roadsides.
Not before time in our humble opinion!
The plan above clearly set out a length of the raised section of the speed table as 2420mm with a ramp length of 750mm and the height of the raised section as 60mm.
It’s immediately obvious that what has been installed bears no relation to what has been promised.
The above is a generic plan, not necessarily what will be installed.
The plan below is the final plan issued by the Ayrshire Road Alliance.
As can be seen above, the plans indicate that Castle Road will be a 20 mph zone, with a 40 mph zone to the bottom of the hill, and a 20 mph zone from there to the end of the houses at the south end of Castle Road.
Chicanes are in the plans for both north and south access to Dunure.
New Pedestrian signs are also proposed either side of Kennedy Drive.
What is still to be clarified is the direction of right-of-way for the chicanes. It would make sense for traffic heading out of the village to have precedence on both the north and the south sides. Then vehicles heading up the hill have right of way, and local residents won’t have a regular series of hill starts.