Raging neighbours furious at 18 mile detour to get a pint of milk after road closes for weeks

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Furious neighbours have hit out after a road closure has given them an eye watering 18 mile detour for a pint of milk. Disgruntled residents Jim Skimming and Denis McIvor say an entire community has been cut off after road chiefs took the decision to close off the main route to Ayr – only three miles away.

Work to install an underpass for a cycle lane at Dunure Road has shut down the A719 leading to chaos for those staying south of Doonfoot, including a major holiday resort and a family farm park.The road slammed shut on Saturday, February 25 and is due to reopen on Monday, March 13.It means businessman Jim faces a 40 mile round-trip to work, with diversions taking him along the coastal route towards Dunure, heading back to Ayr via Maybole.

Jim, who stays in a small residential estate off Dunure Road on the outskirts of Ayr, told Ayrshire Live: “All the neighbours are furious. “I’m not against the idea of improving cycle lanes, but what they are doing is cutting off the whole community.

They have left us hanging dry.“I drove to Brig o’ Doon Hotel yesterday, it is a mile away, it took me 20 minutes to drive there.“The local Co-op where I’d go for a pint of milk is only half a mile down the road, that would now take me 25 minutes to drive to.