AN EXPERIMENTAL traffic order is set to be imposed on a Kilmarnock street to help with traffic calming. 

Residents in the Bonnyton area were recently consulted on traffic calming measures through the Fardalehill estate.

And an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO) is now set to come into force with the residents' preferred option being implemented on a trial basis.

Three options were proposed by the Ayrshire Roads Alliance (ARA) including installing speed cushions, implementing a one way system and a shared cycle way on Bonnyton Road, and placing bollards on Bonnyton Road to prevent through traffic.

A total of 150 residents voted on the proposals, with nearly half saying that they preferred the plan to place bollards on the street to stop through traffic.

Officials from ARA have now confirmed that they will proceed with the stopping-up of Bonnyton Road on a trial basis. 

A spokesperson said: "This proposal should be taken forward in conjunction with the re-opening of Gleneagles Road, which was stopped up during the construction phase of the development.

"Under this proposal, the only access/egress point for the estate would be the Dalmahoy Drive/Gleneagles Road junction.

"Whilst the effective removal of the Bonnyton Road/Muirfield Drive option for access/egress will increase the amount of vehicle movements at the Dalmahoy Drive/Gleneagles Road junction, vehicle movements will still remain on the low side, at 28 vehicles per hour or just over two per minute."

The ETRO will be monitored for six months, and could remain in force for a maximum of 18 months. 

ARA's target for implementing the control measures is April 1 at the latest.