Roads maintenance operators Transerv have agreed to look at whether Fairlie needs additional crossings or traffic lights within the 30mph zone in the village.
The breakthrough has come after the community council has been campaigning for many years on gaining improvements to the A78 trunk road.
The community council have set up an online survey for residents which can be accessed online here: fairliecommunitycouncil.org/road-safety/ which has a deadline of 17 December.
During last month’s meeting, resident Ron Gilchrist said he thought it was unacceptable that there was now no safe crossing area on the A78 at the entrance to the Dawn Homes development now that the traffic island has been removed adding that it was now very difficult for disabled people
The community council have contacted Transerv and Transport Scotland in relation to the removal of the traffic island, whilst other areas of concern raised include both ends of the village and speeding, and the lack of a traffic lights crossing near Keppenburn.
There were also calls for a 20mph limit to be launched in the village, similar to others being introduced around Scotland.
Fairlie community council secretary Karla Tully said: “Over the last four years or more, Fairlie Community Council have raised concerns about the risks in crossing the A78, and Transport Scotland and Transerv have finally agreed to consider whether more safe crossing(s) should be created.
To make sure we have the best arguments, so our village gets additional crossings, (these could be islands, pedestrian crossing or traffic lights), we are asking residents to fill out a simple survey on our Fairlie Community Council website. We ask you to spend a few minutes telling us about your family’s needs, by the 17th December, so we can make Fairlie a safer place to live.”
The trial run of the traffic lights at The Causeway junction, which were introduced a few years ago, has sparked concerns from local residents with fears that some motorists are ignoring the red lights and speeding on through, making it a danger to motorists coming out of the Causeway. Sensors were placed on the roads with a road signing warning alerting drivers to slow down if they overstep the 30mph mark, as the lights turn to red. 
Fairlie Community Council meet on Monday at 7.30pm at the Semple Centre. Transerv would hope to carry out any required improvements starting in April 2018.