Aberdeen’s busiest road will be renamed next month, with motorists warned to expect delays as more than 100 signs are changed.
A significant stretch of the A90 – which runs from the south to the north of the city – will officially become the A92 between Stonehaven and Blackdog.
The change will be made ahead of the opening of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) to enable drivers and the emergency services to come to terms with the alterations.
Lane closures and other traffic measures will be implemented at various points along the route between September 3 and September 7 as BEAR Scotland amends 125 existing A90 signs.
Work will be carried out on signs in Charleston, the Bridge of Dee, Anderson Drive, the Parkway and more.
It is hoped that much of the sign altering can be undertaken overnight, so that workers are not in the way of busy traffic.
Once it is open to traffic later this year, the AWPR will become the new A90.
Steven Manson, road policing inspector, said the changes will help 999 services get used to the new layout and attend incidents faster.
He said: “It is important for emergency services to respond quickly to incidents on the road network and to do this we need as much information as possible.
“By changing the A90 between Blackdog and Stonehaven to the A92 now, road users should become accustomed to the change in advance of the new road opening.
“However, our police control room operators are aware that people may forget, particularly if they are upset or under stress, and will do all they can to assist callers to identify where they are.”
Transport Scotland’s Douglas Laird is urging motorists to take care during the works.
He said: “This change to road designation is taking place now to give road users time to become accustomed to the new A92 road designation and signage in advance of the AWPR opening to traffic and becoming the new A90.
“The necessary works are expected to be undertaken over five days, with BEAR Scotland amending 125 trunk road signs.
“We would like to ask road users to observe all traffic management and drive with extra caution while these works are underway to ensure their own safety, the safety of road workers – who will be working on or near to the main carriageway – and other road users.
“We would also like to encourage road users to drive more carefully than usual as they become accustomed to the changes in road designation.”
