An angry north-east resident wants the brakes put on Aberdeen bypass traffic he claims is “ruining” a country road.
Willie Bennet, who lives at Broomwood at the west of the city, says he is “right in the middle” of the development and claims eight-wheel trucks have been travelling back and forth on Wester Ord Road “jamming the route”.
He claims verges have been damaged, potholes have appeared and the road surface is breaking up.
He said the situation was “intolerable” and claimed it had caused trouble for other residents in the area too.
Mr Bennet has written to contractor Balfour Beatty – which is part of the consortium building the 28-mile, £745million road.
He also has “dozens of letters” he plans to give to send to local councillors, voicing his concerns.
Mr Bennet said: “There are eight-wheel trucks every five or 10 minutes running backwards and forwards.
“They are a pain in the derriere.”
Mr Bennet added: “I’m not against this road at all. The faster it is built the better. We want it built but we want it built in the recognition that there’s people around the road that is being built.”
In an e-mail to Balfour Beatty, he pointed out a “haul road” had been built to keep large vehicles off minor routes.
It has also emerged working hours on the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) could be increased to 12 hours a day, seven days a week.
The consortium building the road, Aberdeen Roads Ltd, has applied to Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire councils to extend working hours across the project.
They are currently 7am-7pm on weekdays and 8am-1pm on Saturdays, but that could be increased to 7am-7pm every day.
Concerns have already been raised about how the move would affect nearby residents.
A decision on whether to grant the extensions will be made by officers at the two local authorities.
Transport Scotland said the additional hours would allow more flexibility to carry out the work.
