There were growing calls this week for an urgent solution to be found after Brodick was left gridlocked last Saturday by ferry traffic.
Cancellations and fog delays to the ferries, which lasted most of the morning, saw huge queues of cars, bikes, motorhomes and vans along the shorefront as far along as the Book and Card Centre.
And it was not only ferry traffic caught up in the queues but cars and other vehicles trying to head for Lamlash and further south. Traffic coming from the Co-op and other busi nesses also faced lengthy delays as police tried to help clear the road.