A-road
A719 traffic and collisions
The A719 is an A-road of 36.4 miles, from East Ayrshire to South Ayrshire. This page covers its traffic at 10 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.
- Traffic in 2025 48m vehicle miles
- Average daily traffic 3,612 vehicles a day, both directions
- Busiest section 16,166 Low Rd to A79
- HGV share 3.2% of vehicle miles
- Traffic since 2019 −10.2% same count points
- Collisions, 2021 to 2025 42 18.1 per 100m vehicle miles
How busy is the A719?
On an average day in 2025, 3,612 vehicles passed each point on the A719, counting both directions. The busiest section is Low Rd to A79 (South Ayrshire), with 16,166 a day; the quietest listed is Browncarrick Drive, Longhill, Ayr to B7023, with 1,644.
Busiest sections, 2025
Low Rd to A79 carries 4.5 times the road’s average flow.
| Section | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| Low Rd to A79 South Ayrshire · 1.5 mi · HGVs 1.6% | 16,166 |
| A79 to A70 South Ayrshire · 0.7 mi · HGVs 0.8% | 11,588 |
| A70 to Browncarrick Drive, Longhill South Ayrshire · 2.2 mi · HGVs 1.2% | 8,850 |
| A77 to A71 East Ayrshire · 5.9 mi · HGVs 4.5% | 3,641 |
| A71 to A76 East Ayrshire · 2.8 mi · HGVs 7.5% | 3,010 |
| A76 to A77 East Ayrshire, South Ayrshire · 8.6 mi · HGVs 3.0% | 2,575 |
| B7023 to A77 South Ayrshire · 6.0 mi · HGVs 4.8% | 1,751 |
| Browncarrick Drive, Longhill, Ayr to B7023 South Ayrshire · 8.5 mi · HGVs 5.5% | 1,644 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Route
East Ayrshire to South Ayrshire · 36.4 miles
A719 traffic and collisions by section
9 sections between junctions, in route order. Each is the average of its DfT count points, weighted by length.
Sections Tap a column heading to sort
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A77 to A71East Ayrshire | 3,641 | 7 |
| 2 | A71 to A76East Ayrshire | 3,010 | 3 |
| 3 | A76 to A77East Ayrshire, South Ayrshire | 2,575 | fewer than 3 |
| 4 | A77 to Low RdSouth Ayrshire | 15,519 | 0 |
| 5 | Low Rd to A79South Ayrshire | 16,166 | 6 |
| 6 | A79 to A70South Ayrshire | 11,588 | 7 |
| 7 | A70 to Browncarrick Drive, LonghillSouth Ayrshire | 8,850 | 3 |
| 8 | Browncarrick Drive, Longhill, Ayr to B7023South Ayrshire | 1,644 | 4 |
| 9 | B7023 to A77South Ayrshire | 1,751 | 6 |
Vehicles a day is the average daily flow in 2025. “Since 2019” compares the same count points. Collisions are those with the A719 as the first road, placed on the nearest section by their recorded position; rates (per 100 million vehicle miles) are shown for sections of half a mile or more with 10 or more.
A719 traffic by vehicle type
Cars and taxis make up 77.7% of the vehicle miles on the A719. HGVs account for 3.2%, rising to 7.5% on A71 to A76.
Vehicle mix, 2025
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
HGV share of traffic
| Year | HGV share |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.1% |
| 2001 | 3.1% |
| 2002 | 3.2% |
| 2003 | 3.1% |
| 2004 | 3.8% |
| 2005 | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 3.9% |
| 2007 | 3.8% |
| 2008 | 3.7% |
| 2009 | 3.5% |
| 2010 | 3.8% |
| 2011 | 3.8% |
| 2012 | 4.0% |
| 2013 | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 4.3% |
| 2016 | 4.3% |
| 2017 | 4.4% |
| 2018 | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 4.3% |
| 2020 | 5.0% |
| 2021 | 3.9% |
| 2022 | 3.7% |
| 2023 | 3.4% |
| 2024 | 3.3% |
| 2025 | 3.2% |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
A719 traffic trend
Traffic on the A719 came to 48 million vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is down 10.2% on 2019, before the pandemic, and down 8.4% on 2015.
Vehicle miles a year
Like for like, traffic is up 4.7% on 2000.
| Year | Vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 46m |
| 2001 | 48m |
| 2002 | 50m |
| 2003 | 51m |
| 2004 | 51m |
| 2005 | 51m |
| 2006 | 51m |
| 2007 | 50m |
| 2008 | 52m |
| 2009 | 53m |
| 2010 | 52m |
| 2011 | 53m |
| 2012 | 50m |
| 2013 | 50m |
| 2014 | 51m |
| 2015 | 52m |
| 2016 | 54m |
| 2017 | 54m |
| 2018 | 53m |
| 2019 | 53m |
| 2020 | 41m |
| 2021 | 43m |
| 2022 | 47m |
| 2023 | 47m |
| 2024 | 48m |
| 2025 | 48m |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Average daily flow
| Year | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,450 |
| 2001 | 3,642 |
| 2002 | 3,753 |
| 2003 | 3,806 |
| 2004 | 3,867 |
| 2005 | 3,801 |
| 2006 | 3,836 |
| 2007 | 3,791 |
| 2008 | 3,932 |
| 2009 | 3,982 |
| 2010 | 3,938 |
| 2011 | 3,963 |
| 2012 | 3,752 |
| 2013 | 3,753 |
| 2014 | 3,859 |
| 2015 | 3,942 |
| 2016 | 4,040 |
| 2017 | 4,066 |
| 2018 | 4,001 |
| 2019 | 4,022 |
| 2020 | 3,094 |
| 2021 | 3,249 |
| 2022 | 3,497 |
| 2023 | 3,542 |
| 2024 | 3,581 |
| 2025 | 3,612 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
The chart counts the whole road as it was each year, so new or renumbered stretches move it. The percentage changes compare only count points present in both years. In 2025, 0 of the 10 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.
A719 collisions
Police recorded 42 collisions with the A719 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, fewer than 3 of them fatal or serious. That is 18.1 per 100 million vehicle miles, lower than the 31.5 for all A-roads in Great Britain. On average there were 0.2 a year for each mile of road.
Reported collisions by year
Up 11.1% from 2021 to 2025.
| Year | Collisions |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2024 | 11 |
| 2025 | 10 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
A further 5 collisions were recorded at junctions where the A719 was the second road; they are not in the figures above. Fatal or serious uses DfT’s adjusted serious figures. How we count collisions
Council areas on the A719
In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.
- East Ayrshire
- South Ayrshire
Roadworks on the A719 in Scotland
The Scottish Road Works Register lists 2 sets of roadworks on the A719 in Scotland, 0 of them under way. From the extract of 16 September 2026.
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A719 From Council Boundary South To B730 Junction At March Bridge (plus 15 more), Craigie
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A719 Milton To Galston Roundabout
Works in Scotland only, and only where the register records them against the road number. The register publishes one extract a day, so works can start, finish or change after it is taken. Roadworks across Scotland
Source:SRWR Extract of 2026-09-16 Updated
Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic counts and vehicle mix | Road traffic statistics (AADF by count point) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2000 to 2025 | 10 count points in 2025 | 15 September 2026 |
| Reported collisions | Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2021 to 2025 | 42 reported collisions | 15 September 2026 |
| Roadworks | Scottish Road Works Register open data Scottish Road Works Commissioner | Extract of 2026-09-16 | 22,074 sets of roadworks recorded in Scotland | 16 September 2026 |
- Annual average daily flow (AADF) is the average number of vehicles passing a point on a typical day of the year, both directions combined.
- Vehicle miles are AADF multiplied by link length and 365, summed over every count point link on the road.
- Sections join count point links between junctions, using the link lines in DfT’s major road database.
- STATS19 covers personal injury collisions reported to the police. Damage-only collisions are not included, and not every injury collision is reported.
- Serious and slight figures are DfT’s adjusted estimates, which allow for police forces moving to injury-based reporting.
- Counts of one or two collisions below Great Britain level are shown as “fewer than 3”.
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