Road resurfacing work across East and South Ayrshire has been brought to a halt as spiralling costs have seen the entire budget blown in just over six months.
But roads chiefs have insisted that they will ensure no roads are left in a dangerous condition after councillors raised concerns.
Just under a half of East Ayrshire's 2022/23 road resurfacing programme has been completed, while a third of South Ayrshire Council's two-year resurfacing programme for 2022/24 has been completed.
