Trunk A-road
A76 traffic and collisions
The A76 is a trunk A-road of 56.8 miles, from East Ayrshire to Dumfries & Galloway. This page covers its traffic at 15 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.
- Traffic in 2025 135m vehicle miles
- Average daily traffic 6,522 vehicles a day, both directions
- Busiest section 18,549 A75 to A780
- HGV share 9.0% of vehicle miles
- Traffic since 2019 +4.6% same count points
- Collisions, 2021 to 2025 101 15.7 per 100m vehicle miles
How busy is the A76?
On an average day in 2025, 6,522 vehicles passed each point on the A76, counting both directions. The busiest section is A75 to A780 (Dumfries & Galloway), with 18,549 a day; the quietest listed is B740 to A702, with 3,123.
Busiest sections, 2025
A75 to A780 carries 2.8 times the road’s average flow.
| Section | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| A75 to A780 Dumfries & Galloway · 0.7 mi · HGVs 1.8% | 18,549 |
| Newton Rd to A75 Dumfries & Galloway · 0.9 mi · HGVs 6.2% | 13,091 |
| A77 to A719 East Ayrshire · 2.5 mi · HGVs 5.9% | 12,206 |
| B705 Catrine Road to B713 East Ayrshire · 1.9 mi · HGVs 5.1% | 11,826 |
| A719 to B743 Loudoun Street East Ayrshire · 5.0 mi · HGVs 6.3% | 11,786 |
| B713 to B7083 Mauchline Road East Ayrshire · 2.2 mi · HGVs 5.1% | 11,352 |
| A70 to B7083 East Ayrshire · 1.7 mi · HGVs 4.7% | 8,724 |
| B7083 to A70 East Ayrshire · 1.7 mi · HGVs 6.4% | 6,315 |
| C-road Auldgirth to Newton Rd, Dumfries Dumfries & Galloway · 5.9 mi · HGVs 9.1% | 6,086 |
| B7083 to B741 East Ayrshire · 4.5 mi · HGVs 14.8% | 6,025 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Route
East Ayrshire to Dumfries & Galloway · 56.8 miles
A76 traffic and collisions by section
14 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 A719East Ayrshire | 12,206 | 7 |
| 2 | A719 to B743 Loudoun StreetEast Ayrshire | 11,786 | 10 |
| 3 | B705 Catrine Road to B713East Ayrshire | 11,826 | 3 |
| 4 | B713 to B7083 Mauchline RoadEast Ayrshire | 11,352 | 7 |
| 5 | A70 to B7083East Ayrshire | 8,724 | fewer than 3 |
| 6 | B7083 to A70East Ayrshire | 6,315 | 0 |
| 7 | B7083 to B741East Ayrshire | 6,025 | 8 |
| 8 | B741 to B740East Ayrshire, Dumfries & Galloway | 3,935 | 13 |
| 9 | B740 to A702Dumfries & Galloway | 3,123 | 9 |
| 10 | At A702Dumfries & Galloway | 4,027 | fewer than 3 |
| 11 | A702 to C-road AuldgirthDumfries & Galloway | 5,753 | 10 |
| 12 | C-road Auldgirth to Newton Rd, DumfriesDumfries & Galloway | 6,086 | 8 |
| 13 | Newton Rd to A75Dumfries & Galloway | 13,091 | 6 |
| 14 | A75 to A780Dumfries & Galloway | 18,549 | 10 |
Vehicles a day is the average daily flow in 2025. “Since 2019” compares the same count points. Collisions are those with the A76 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.
A76 traffic by vehicle type
Cars and taxis make up 69.8% of the vehicle miles on the A76. HGVs account for 9.0%, rising to 17.6% on B741 to B740.
Vehicle mix, 2025
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
HGV share of traffic
| Year | HGV share |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.3% |
| 2001 | 11.8% |
| 2002 | 11.6% |
| 2003 | 11.1% |
| 2004 | 11.3% |
| 2005 | 10.9% |
| 2006 | 11.1% |
| 2007 | 11.7% |
| 2008 | 11.0% |
| 2009 | 10.3% |
| 2010 | 10.4% |
| 2011 | 10.5% |
| 2012 | 10.7% |
| 2013 | 11.0% |
| 2014 | 10.8% |
| 2015 | 10.9% |
| 2016 | 10.9% |
| 2017 | 10.8% |
| 2018 | 10.5% |
| 2019 | 9.1% |
| 2020 | 10.6% |
| 2021 | 10.6% |
| 2022 | 9.7% |
| 2023 | 9.3% |
| 2024 | 9.1% |
| 2025 | 9.0% |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
A76 traffic trend
Traffic on the A76 came to 135 million vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is up 4.6% on 2019, before the pandemic, and down 3.0% on 2015.
Vehicle miles a year
Like for like, traffic is up 23.9% on 2000.
| Year | Vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 104m |
| 2001 | 110m |
| 2002 | 118m |
| 2003 | 124m |
| 2004 | 124m |
| 2005 | 124m |
| 2006 | 129m |
| 2007 | 134m |
| 2008 | 133m |
| 2009 | 135m |
| 2010 | 133m |
| 2011 | 134m |
| 2012 | 132m |
| 2013 | 126m |
| 2014 | 138m |
| 2015 | 138m |
| 2016 | 143m |
| 2017 | 132m |
| 2018 | 130m |
| 2019 | 130m |
| 2020 | 101m |
| 2021 | 117m |
| 2022 | 128m |
| 2023 | 129m |
| 2024 | 132m |
| 2025 | 135m |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Average daily flow
| Year | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,025 |
| 2001 | 5,306 |
| 2002 | 5,708 |
| 2003 | 5,955 |
| 2004 | 5,956 |
| 2005 | 5,999 |
| 2006 | 6,235 |
| 2007 | 6,475 |
| 2008 | 6,393 |
| 2009 | 6,491 |
| 2010 | 6,403 |
| 2011 | 6,460 |
| 2012 | 6,351 |
| 2013 | 6,096 |
| 2014 | 6,656 |
| 2015 | 6,658 |
| 2016 | 6,917 |
| 2017 | 6,342 |
| 2018 | 6,272 |
| 2019 | 6,275 |
| 2020 | 4,891 |
| 2021 | 5,663 |
| 2022 | 6,192 |
| 2023 | 6,234 |
| 2024 | 6,374 |
| 2025 | 6,522 |
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, 9 of the 15 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.
A76 collisions
Police recorded 101 collisions with the A76 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, 43 of them fatal or serious, including 10 fatal. That is 15.7 per 100 million vehicle miles, lower than the 31.5 for all A-roads in Great Britain. On average there were 0.4 a year for each mile of road.
Reported collisions by year
Up 43.8% from 2021 to 2025.
| Year | Slight | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | 8 |
| 2022 | 9 | 8 |
| 2023 | 14 | 12 |
| 2024 | 12 | 7 |
| 2025 | 15 | 8 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
Sections with the highest collision rates
Per 100 million vehicle miles, 2021 to 2025. Sections of half a mile or more with 10 or more collisions.
| Section | Per 100m vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| A719 to B743 Loudoun Street East Ayrshire · 10 collisions | 46.5 |
| A75 to A780 Dumfries & Galloway · 10 collisions | 43.6 |
| B741 to B740 East Ayrshire, Dumfries & Galloway · 13 collisions | 18.5 |
| A702 to C-road Auldgirth Dumfries & Galloway · 10 collisions | 14.8 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
A further 18 collisions were recorded at junctions where the A76 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 A76
In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.
- East Ayrshire
- Dumfries & Galloway
Roadworks on the A76 in Scotland
The Scottish Road Works Register lists 42 sets of roadworks on the A76 in Scotland, 4 of them under way. 18 close the road, a lane or a slip road. From the extract of 16 September 2026.
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A76t Auchinleck Bypass From Templeton Roundabout To Dettingen Roundabout
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A76t Cumnock Bypass From Dettingen Roundabout To Skerrington Roundabout
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A76t Auchinleck Bypass From Templeton Roundabout To Dettingen Roundabout
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A76t From C125n To B797, Sanquhar
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A76t From U360n To Private Access At Courthill Park, Dumfries
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A76t From C131n To C125n, Enterkinfoot
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 | 15 count points in 2025 | 15 September 2026 |
| Reported collisions | Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2021 to 2025 | 101 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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