Aberdeenshire Council has demanded cash from Transport Scotland to pay for repairs to a road that bypass construction vehicles are said to have left looking like a “war zone.”
A group of workers on the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) “downed tools” yesterday morning amidst claims they had not been paid.
A group of residents living close to an Aberdeen Bypass construction site have voiced fears about flood prevention after their fields were “turned into lochs” and heavy rainfall resulted in “waterfalls” pouring onto the future bypass.
An Aberdeenshire Conservative has come under fire for calling for new tourist signs on the Aberdeen bypass - including past his family’s ancestral home.
A blundering drug courier caught transporting about £30,000 of cocaine and cannabis through Aberdeen has been jailed for 16 months.
New figures have revealed there have been almost four injuries or near misses per week involving workers on the Aberdeen bypass construction project.
The UK’s largest construction firm is toasting a big jump in annual profits despite a £44million blow from the Aberdeen city bypass project.
Granite City boxer Lee McAllister has unveiled his vision for an £8million health and sporting complex for disadvantaged people.
Aberdeen council chiefs are planning for the city’s future - with the authority’s leader claiming the new Aberdeen bypass offers “huge opportunities”.
A slip road will close this weekend to allow work to progress on the £750million Aberdeen bypass.
Building materials giant Breedon said yesterday it did not expect any adverse impact from its involvement in the Aberdeen city bypass road despite the collapse of one of the consortium partners behind the project.
Work has ceased on the £750million Aberdeen bypass as the Beast from the East continues to wreak havoc.
Archaeologists have been left stunned after unearthing new evidence of Roman army activity in the north-east and an “unprecedented” collection of ancient artefacts and structures dating back to 13,000BC.
Bread ovens used by invading Roman soldiers are among ancient artefacts uncovered during excavations for the Aberdeen bypass.
Transport chiefs have been accused of keeping the north-east in the dark over the completion date of the long awaited Aberdeen bypass.
Almost all the AWPR workers employed by the collapsed construction giant Carillion have gained new jobs on the project with other contractors.
Almost all the AWPR workers employed by the collapsed construction giant Carillion have gained new jobs on the project with other contractors.
The main trunk road to Aberdeen has returned to two lanes as work on the south section of the AWPR nears completion.
Transport chiefs will be grilled by a farmers union over claims the Aberdeen bypass has caused severe disruption to landowners across the north-east.
NFU Scotland (NFUS) is meeting with Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) contractors next week to discuss ongoing farming issues caused by the construction of the Aberdeen bypass.
Emergency repairs have been completed to two commuter routes after days of disruption to rural communities.
Economy Secretary Keith Brown has revealed that sections of Aberdeen’s new bypass could be opened earlier than planned – but he was unable to confirm whether the full road would be completed on schedule.
A string of top bosses at collapsed construction giant Carillion are to be questioned by MPs next month.
Residents in two north-east villages have found themselves at the centre of a “perfect storm of road closures”.
Residents of the north-east are being asked to give their views on transport issues in and around the region as work.
Transport Scotland has apologised after leaving a high-powered floodlight dazzling motorists on a north-east road.
A beleaguered restaurant owner has claimed his business lost out on customers for no reason after a scheduled nearby road closure was cancelled without his knowledge.
The lead consortium partner on the £745million AWPR is to go into liquidation, threatening thousands of jobs.
The Scottish Government has been urged to draw up contingency plans over fears one of the firms behind the city bypass is on the brink of collapse.
Calls are being made for the UK and Scottish Governments to bring contracts from crisis-hit construction giant Carillion back into public control amid fears it could “collapse”.
A north-east road will be closed for more than three months as part of the AWPR works.
Crisis-hit construction group Carillion “has no intention” of withdrawing from the Aberdeen city bypass road consortium as the £745million project nears completion.