Red-faced council chiefs are to tweak some of Ayr's anti-terror bollards following a huge public backlash.Huge traffic blockers placed around the entrance to the seafront were thrown up earlier this month.
Counter Terrorism cops offered to loan the safety measure to South Ayrshire Council - primarily to safeguard crowds attending September's airshow.But the equipment, employed in cities like London and Edinburgh to stop vehicles from ploughing into large gatherings, has been the subject of criticism after councillors admitted they had no clue the barriers were coming.
Now council official Jane Bradley has admitted some of the barriers in and around the Low Green will be "altered" following a storm of feedback, with work set to begin tomorrow (Monday).Pavement mounted traffic bollards on Pavilion Road, Bath Place and at the Blackburn Drive end of the Esplanade will be reduced in a bid to improve pedestrian access.Ms Bradley, the council's director of Communities and Transformation, said: “We have been working closely with Counter Terrorism Policing to enhance public safety at large-scale events.
We do understand that the installations have attracted some negative feedback, however we take public safety very seriously.“Following the initial installation, we have reviewed and assessed the measures and have taken the decision to remove some of the pavement mounted bollards to ensure maximum pedestrian access.
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