INVESTIGATIONS and roadworks will be carried out on the A77 four miles South of Ballantrae.

The minor repairs will take place at the rock face at Carlock from Monday, March 19 to Friday, April 6. 

Temporary traffic lights will operate as a single lane closure will be imposed. 

Charles Macklin, Scotland TranServ’s Principal Engineer said: “These investigations are being carried out to inform future schemes being developed to maintain and stabilise the ground adjacent to the A77 trunk road in this area. 

"This continues from works carried out in the vicinity to replace the failing upslope with rock fill to ensuring the stability of the ground in the immediate area.

“Scotland TranServ has worked in consultation with local authorities and key stakeholders to schedule this programme of work for a period of minimal disruption. 

"We will continue to keep local communities and drivers informed on our progress.”

While carrying out particular activities, there will be occasional delays of up to 20 minutes, necessary to do the work safely. 

To minimise the impact to the travelling public and to ferry traffic, these occasional periods of delay will be limited to: 11:30pm to 2:00am, and 3:30am to 6:00am.

Further information is available at my.trafficscotland.org or by following @trafficscotland on Twitter.