AWPR chiefs have been accused of showing “callous disregard” for the environment after being handed a package of new pictures showing the impact of the long-awaited bypass.
Eminent biologist Anthony Hawkins is among a group of five Deeside residents, who have led a campaign against the pollution which they claim has been caused by the £750million works.
Mr Hawkins previously said he “shuddered to think” of the damage being done to local wildlife populations.
Now, the group have drafted a statement with a collection of new pictures that they have sent to Transport Scotland.
It read: “There has been a callous disregard of all the comments from local residents, who have direct experience of the adverse effects of the AWPR project.
“It would appear that Transport Scotland, the contractors and the managing agent do not care about the impact of their activities on properties, businesses and health of local residents.”
North-east MSP Ross Thomson praised the efforts of the group and confirmed he would be writing to economy secretary Keith Brown seeking answers.
He said: “These campaigners are really concerned about their community, they have even gone to the lengths of finding areas of concern and taking pictures.
“A project of the size of the AWPR will inevitably have problems, but it’s also important that these are discussed openly.”
Last night, a Transport Scotland spokesman said the body took all environmental concerns “very seriously”.
He added: “We are aware that a number of people within this group previously objected to the construction of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie-Tipperty project.
“We have met with some of them over a number of years to discuss their ongoing concerns and would welcome the opportunity to do so once again.
“We take our environmental duties very seriously and continue to work closely with our funding partners, Aberdeen City Council and Aberdeenshire Council and the contractor for the AWPR/B-T project to ensure environmental mitigation is constantly reviewed and implemented.
“Recently, this has included the contractor increasing the scale and robustness of measures across the site in preparation for the winter.
“Since the start of construction, 38 community meetings have been held, and the contractor’s community liaison team has managed over 1,200 inquiries.”
