Tag: roadworks

  • Doonfoot Lights

    I’m definitely not excusing this – 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…

  • Good News – on the A77!

    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…

  • Plans for Speed Bumps

    These are the original plans for the speed bumps at Fisherton Primary and Castle Road. 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…