Storm Eowyn – People urged to stay at home

Police Scotland is urging the public to follow travel advice as the impacts from Storm Eowyn continue to be felt.

The Met Office’s Red weather warning expires at 5pm and an Amber warning for high winds will be in place until 9pm for the central and southern / border areas and 6am on Saturday 25 January for north of the central belt. People should continue to avoid travel during the adverse weather.

East Ayrshire Council and the Ayrshire Roads Alliance are urging people to follow this advice. The situation remains extremely dangerous.

Storm Eowyn has had a significant impact across East Ayrshire and caused widespread disruption, especially to our road network.

Fallen trees and damaged buildings are significantly impacting the roads network. There are a significant number of road blockages and not all locations are known. Due to the red weather warning restriction on travel, Ayrshire Roads Alliance has been unable to attend these incidents therefore please be aware that warning signage is not in place.

A yellow warning for snow and ice is in place from midnight, Friday 24 January until 11am Saturday 25 January. Ayrshire Roads Alliance has identified critical priority routes to be gritted but significant sections of our road network will remain untreated, due to ongoing adverse conditions. People are therefore urged to exercise extreme caution if they are driving.

The clear up will only be able to take place during daylight, and the Council and Ayrshire Roads Alliance teams will be operating across the area at the weekend. Thank you for your patience and understanding during these unprecedented conditions.

The ongoing issues will also affect bin collection services planned for Saturday 25 January. If your residual waste collection was missed today, Friday 24 January, please present your bin before 6.30am on Saturday and every effort will be made to collect it.

Safety inspections are planned for all Council facilities, including schools, over the weekend.

Reported incidents:

Road Closure

Access road to Ayrshire Athletics Arena, off of Queens Drive, Kilmarnock (Queens Drive is open)

Montgomerie Street, Girvan

Fallen Trees

A70 Killoch, Coalhall

A70, Coylton

A71, Kilmarnock

A71, Moorfield

A714 Pinwherry to Barrhill, Barhill

A719, Hurlford

A759, Dundonald

Annick Crescent and Riverside Gardens, Stewarton

B7034, Dalrymple

B7036 Barony Road, Ochiltree

B7037, Galston

B7045, Kirkmichael Road, Kirkmichael

B706, Dunlop

B741 (at the railway bridge), Girvan

B741, Heading towards New Cumnock

B743 Barr to Pinwherry

B743 roundabout at the A77, heading towards Mossblown

B743, Mauchline

B749, Troon

B751, Kilmaurs

B769, Stewarton

Balcomie Crescent, Troon

Bank Road, Ayr

Barbadoes Road, Kilmarnock

Barhill Terrace, Cumnock

Campbell Street, East Darvel

Cloverhill, Ayr

Corsehill Road, Ayr

Culzean Crescent, Kilmarnock

Dalmellington Road, Ayr – CLEARED

Dublin Road, Darvel

Ewenfield Place, Ayr

George McTurk Court

Gibson Street, Kilmarnock

Glasgow Road, Kilmarnock

Glenalla Crescent, Doonfoot

Grassyards Road on slip to A77 Southbound, Kilmarnock

Guiltreehill, Ayr

Holmhead Road, Cumnock

Kilmarnock Road, Kilmaurs

Kirkland Road, Darvel

Kirkmichael to Straiton Road

Kirktonholm Place, Kilmarnock

Laburnum Road, Kilmarnock

London Road, Kilmarnock

Longbank Road, Ayr

Main Street, Monkton

Main Street, Prestwick

Maybole Road, Ayr

Millar Road, Ayr

Monktonhill Road, Troon

Neilston Road, Dunlop

Park Terrace, Stewarton

Roman Road, Ayr – CLEARED

Scott Crescent and Aird Avenue, Kilmarnock

South Beach Lane, Troon

Symington Road North, Symington

Tinto Avenue, Kilmarnock

Townend, Kilmaurs

U33, Newmilns

U746 Cumnock

Woodside, Daily

Fallen Lighting Column

Bentinick Crescent, Troon

Fallen Roof Tiles

Central Avenue, Troon

Riccarton Road, Hurlford

Debris on Road/Footpath

Angus Avenue, Prestwick

Cairn View, Muirkirk

Hayhill, Sinclairston

Heather Park, Ayr

John Street, Ayr

Loudoun Road, Mauchline

The Style, Muirkirk

Walker Road, Ayr

West Langlands Street, Kilmarnock

Oil on Road

Croft Street, Tarbolton

Road Traffic Incident

B743 Ayr Road, Mauchline – CLEARED

Flooding

Saltpans Road, Newton on Ayr

Wood Court, Troon – CLEARED

Avoid all non-essential travel and remain indoors

Emergency contacts:

Emergency services: In life-threatening situations, dial 999 immediately.

NHS Ayrshire and Arran: 111

East Ayrshire Council: 0345 724 0000

South Ayrshire Council: 0300 123 0900

Scottish Water: 0800 077 8778

Scottish Power: 105