A pensioner claims her village is “under siege” by convoys of heavy goods lorries rolling in and out of construction sites in the area.
There are currently a number of projects under way in Blackdog meaning HGV traffic is now a familiar sight to villagers.
Work is currently under way on the on-shore substation for the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), Transport Scotland’s AWPR and the first phase of a £150million scheme which involves hundreds of homes.
Edna Booth, who lives on Hareburn Terrace, has claimed there is a steady stream of HGV traffic going past her window every day.
The 82-year-old said: “For about four years we fought the Vattenfall development, the whole village was against it.
“We didn’t realise just how bad the traffic would be at that time because their projections for the traffic would have been much lower.
“And now there’s the AWPR work too, it does feel like we’re under siege at times.”
Mrs Booth has also claimed the substation construction teams have been violating the terms of the planning agreement by arriving on site before 8am.
Vattenfall has said it has addressed a small number of “minor infringements” of the curfew agreement, and has also reduced the speed limit near the site entrance from 20mph to 10mph.
Adam Ezzamel, project director at Vattenfall for the EOWDC, added: “We look forward to continuing to work closely and collaboratively with the local community on this project which we believe will bring considerable benefits to the area.”
Transport Scotland has said, while it cannot comment on other developments, it continues to work with the council to ensure safety and minimum inconvenience for villagers.
A spokesman added: “We take safety very seriously and the concerns about the unsafe use of vehicles have been passed to Police Scotland.”
Last night Aberdeenshire Council said it was making inquiries after concerns were raised about traffic in the area.
