Amey awarded £500,000 contract for North Ayrshire road improvements A £500,000 contract has been awarded to improve a section of a trunk road in North Ayrshire. The investment will be spent on upgrading the A737 near Beith, and brings together three schemes which were previously being worked on by the local authority. Design work will begin in August after the contract was awarded to construction firm Amey. Transport Minister Keith Brown said: "The Scottish Government is working hard across the country to improve the trunk road network. Already in North Ayrshire, we are progressing the work for the A737 The Den scheme and we will shortly be publishing the draft Orders for the Dalry Bypass. This design work, which will start next month, will enable a preferred option to be identified by next summer. When the road improvements are completed they will help improve the road system around the town of Beith bringing improved traffic flow and road safety benefits benefitting road users and the local community alike.