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Construction work underway on £34.7m b714 upgrade

Construction work to deliver a major upgrade to one of North Ayrshire’s most important roads is now officially underway. A groundbreaking event yesterday (Thursday, 12 March 2026) officially marked the start of construction on the first phase of the B714 upgrade. This follows the UK Government’s formal approval of North Ayrshire Council’s Full Business Case for the project, paving the way for the £34.7million investment to move ahead. The transformational scheme will bring substantial...

Mar 15, 2026

No scotrail services from Glasgow central high level until at least Wednesday next week

ScotRail services will not operate to or from Glasgow Central High Level until at least Wednesday (18 March), as demolition work begins at the nearby building on Union Street. With the site formally handed over to Glasgow City Council, a safe zone has been established to allow the council to finalise its assessment of the building and get the demolition process underway. As that zone extended to the station itself, it has not been possible for the necessary work to take place for any...

Mar 13, 2026

Transport minister visits active travel initiative at darvel primary

Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Fiona Hyslop MSP visited Darvel Primary last week to meet the partnership team behind an impressive active travel initiative. The Cabinet Secretary was welcomed to the school by Ethan, Lewis, Brooklyn, Lillie and Ollie; Councillor Douglas Reid, Leader of the Council, Councillor Elaine Cowan, Spokesperson for Education, and Children and Young People, and Chief Executive Eddie Fraser; who were joined at the visit by Councillors Jim McMahon, Graham Barton and...

Feb 25, 2026

A77 closed near Kilmarnock due to an unsafe bridge

The A77 has been closed by police after Concrete started to fall from an overbridge near Treeswood, Kilmarnock. Amey SW Trunk said on Twitter: “A77 S/B Kilmarnock Bypass @ Treeswoodhead Road overbridge. Police currently have the carriageway closed in both directions due to concrete falling from an overbridge. Amey ISU are on site and the Structures crew have been made aware” Long delays are expected with diversion later being implemented.

Jan 7, 2026

Planned roadworks at Ayrshire innovation park near crosshouse hospital begins early January

As construction continues apace at the site of the new Ayrshire Innovation Park, Moorfield, Kilmarnock, some essential roadworks will commence on Monday, 5 January 2026, for approximately ten weeks. These works will be taking place near the entrance of Crosshouse Hospital and will include a single lane closure on the B7081 in an eastbound direction towards Kilmarnock. Between 5-19 January, these works will be restricted to the small farm access road opposite the hospital, but will then move...

Dec 30, 2025

Phase b of essential resurfacing on the a78 at monktonhead roundabout commences Thursday 8th January 2026

Amey, on behalf of Transport Scotland, is undertaking essential resurfacing on the A78 at Monktonhead Roundabout under two phases. Phase A completed in mid-December 2025. Phase B commences early January 2026 and details are as follows: Phase B : A single overnight closure of the A78 southbound carriageway will be in operation from 8pm on Thursday 8th January until 6am on Friday 9th January . Traffic will be diverted via Warrix Interchange to Corsehill Mount Roundabout and then directed...

Dec 20, 2025

Hundreds of North Ayrshire roads to move to 20mph limit this month

Hundreds of roads across North Ayrshire will begin switching to a 20mph speed limit later this month as part of a national effort to improve road safety. Councillor Tony Gurney The change follows the Scottish Government’s National Strategy for 20mph in Urban Areas, noted by Cabinet in June, which supports reducing speeds on suitable village, town and city roads from 30mph to 20mph. Transport Scotland is leading the nationwide rollout. Evidence behind the move highlights that when a vehicle...

Dec 3, 2025

Stagecoach south Scotland service changes take place from tomorrow

A range of service changes will take place across the network including here in Ayrshire which includes the Ayr service 7 being replaced with a new 3B service. Ayrshire Service 97 Ayr – Craig Tara Holiday Park Our seasonal service 97 will no longer operate from Tuesday 2nd December, the last day of service will be Monday 1st December and will return in March 2026. Service 12 Ardrossan – Stevenston Services on a Sunday will now depart every 70 minutes. See timetable here . Service...

Nov 15, 2025

Scotrail records busiest day of 2025

ScotRail has recorded its busiest day of 2025 to date, with around 340,000 journeys being made across Scotland’s Railway on Saturday, 8 November. The record number of journeys (337,441) exceeded previous peaks achieved in August during the Oasis concerts and the Edinburgh Festivals, which saw around 326,000 journeys made. It also marks the train operator’s second-busiest day under public ownership, which began in April 2022. A sell-out match at Scottish Gas Murrayfield between the Scotland...

Nov 12, 2025

Trains cancelled between Ayrshire & Glasgow due to an overhead wire fault at Dalry

Due to a failure of the electricity supply between Kilwinning and Dalry, the line closed and ScotRail will be unable to run trains through the area at present. As ScotRail are unable to run services through this area, they are having to revise/cancel the following services. • Glasgow Central to Ayr will Start/Terminate Johnstone • Ayr to Glasgow Central- Start/Terminate Kilwinning • Glasgow Central to Ardrossan Harbour - will be Suspended • Glasgow Central to Largs - Start/Terminate...

Oct 24, 2025

Ayr businesses say cycle lane plans threaten livelihoods and town access

Photo: Ayrshire Daily News Local businesses and residents in Ayr continue to raise concerns over parking reductions and consultation processes linked to the Accessible Ayr project. Fort St Junction - Illustration. Image: Accessible Ayr The project, led by South Ayrshire Council in partnership with Ayrshire Roads Alliance and Sustrans, aims to make Ayr town centre more accessible to pedestrians and cyclists while improving public spaces. Updated plans include design changes across Pavilion...

Oct 16, 2025