BARRHILL residents have issued a plea to reduce the speed limit in the village to 20mph.

A survey conducted by the Barrhill Action Plan revealed that 65 per cent of villagers want to see a reduction in speeding which is a daily disruption for villagers.

The group have been led to believe the proposal requires the support of the traffic police before it can be considered by the Ayrshire Roads Alliance.

Inspector Alister Kelly was minuted saying that the A77 is currently being looked at with the Ayrshire Roads Alliance (ARA) regarding speed limits and the views of the traffic management team, who are the experts, are relied on when setting these. 

 Kevin McKeown, of the Girvan and South Carrick community policing team, also agreed will discuss the matter of a 20mph limit in Barrhill with the Alliance and ascertain what level of communication has already taken place between the Police and ARA. 

Inspector Kelly has advised communities raised against doing their own speed checks as volatile situations with offenders could arise. 

Police have confirmed the planned Road Safety Campaign has send out a clear message to all drivers to take responsibility and Police Scotland will continue to have speed checks in Barrhill.

Villagers in Barrhill have been growing increasingly concerned about the speeding issues they face for some.

A proposal to reduce the the speed limit on Main Street to 20mph has been highlighted in the 'Community Action Plan' (CAP) at the end of last year.

The topic was addressed at a public meeting as members of the local community feel speeding increases the risk of accidents in the village.

Community Councillor, James Duffie, was minuted saying there was a serious problem of speeding in the village and the updated CAP confirmed this was a problem residents wanted to see addressed.

Chairman of the community council, Dave Russell agreed that incidents occurred too often.

Mr Duffie stressed the total inadequacy of the A714 when traffic is diverted through Barrhill from the A77 when it is closed. Absent road markings do not help the 'appalling road surfaces'.

Members of the public have also raised their concerns with Barrhill community council about the potholes between the Cross Water Bridge and the Arecleoch crossroads on hill road which were to be reported to the Ayrshire Roads Alliance.

The Barrhill area was the first on the list for action during the road safety campaign. The action came following eight road fatalities in South Ayrshire since April last year.