Countdown for end of consultation on Aberdeen bypass
At the time of writing there are just 21 days left
for you to make a comment on the Aberdeen bypass - the Aberdeen Western
Peripheral Route. On April 29, the consultation period will close and thereafter
the Minister will make his decision.
An Aberdeen by-pass has been a vision for the
future transport infrastructure of Aberdeen and North East Scotland for some 50
years. In 1957 the then Secretary of State signed off the proposal for a new
bridge over the Dee - bypassing the mediaeval Bridge of Dee and joining onto a
by-pass from running north to
Bucksburn.
It's been a long wait, but the bypass is now just five or six years from reality. The Scottish Executive is giving people a final chance to make their comments about the route, with a deadline of April 29. So this may be your last chance to influence the decision.
- You can comment at the public exhibition in the Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen from now to April 22.
- You can write to the Scottish Executive. Address your letter to:
Mrs Catherine Swanney
Scottish Executive
2-D
Victoria Quay
Edinburgh EH6 6QQ.
- Or you can send your comment by email from some websites, including the Save Camphill website .
The main options under consultation are the route for the AWPR from Kingswells southwards to where it joins the A90 south.
PITFODELS goes through by Countesswells, Garthdee and Banchory Devenick to join the A90 at an expanded Charlestown flyover (the Aberdeen Harbour junction). According to the AWPR design team the Pitfodels route produces the best results in terms of traffic reduction at key points. They quote a reduction in traffic on Auchmill Road of 19%, King Street -12%, Market Street -12%, Bridge of Dee -19% and Netherley Road -91%.
MURTLE is the controversial route that passes through Camphill, 100 metres from the homes of severely learning disabled and autistic children who attend Camphill Rudolf Steiner Schools and close to the Camphill Newton Dee community for special needs adults (a total of around 200 special needs adults and children). In the engineers projections it produces the second best traffic diversion, with Auchmill Road -16%, King Street -11%, Market Street -10%, Bridge of Dee -15%, Netherley -76%.
MILLTIMBER BRAE is between the Murtle route and Culter and follows a similar line to the Maryculter Bridge. It produces the third best traffic diversion from the city. Auchmill Road -12%, King Street -8%, Market Street -8%, Bridge of Dee -11% and Netherley Road - 50%.
PETERCULTER CHARLESTOWN goes round the West of Culter, before heading back to the Charlestown Flyover. It passes 250 metres from Linn Moor special needs school. The engineers reckon this has less traffic diversion benefits for Aberdeen - Auchmill Road -11%, King Street -7%, Market Street -7%, Bridge of Dee -8% and Netherley -29%.
PETERCULTER STONEHAVEN follows the same West of Culter route as above, but then heads roughly the line of the Netherley road to join the A90 at Stonehaven. Potentially the most expensive option at £209 to £405 million, the engineers believe it would have the least traffic reduction benefits for all but the Netherley road. Auchmill Road -4%, King Street -8%, Market Street -7%, Bridge of Dee -8%, but almost total diversion of traffic (other than for local access) from the Netherley Road.
The engineers give the cost benefit ratio for each as:
Pitfodels 4.7
Murtle 4.6
Milltimber Brae 3.8
Peterculter Charlestown 3.4
Peterculter Stonehaven 3.2
There are more facts and figures on the AWPR website .
The important thing is to express your views by form, letter, email or website by April 29. You don't have to live locally to comment, so make sure your voice is heard.
Anyone who has been stuck in Aberdeen's traffic at the rush hours will know the benefits of being able to travel efficiently from north to south (particularly for those delivering goods from North Aberdeenshire to markets in the south) so this road really is important to our North East economy.
It's been a long wait, but the bypass is now just five or six years from reality. The Scottish Executive is giving people a final chance to make their comments about the route, with a deadline of April 29. So this may be your last chance to influence the decision.
- You can comment at the public exhibition in the Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen from now to April 22.
- You can write to the Scottish Executive. Address your letter to:
Mrs Catherine Swanney
Scottish Executive
2-D
Victoria Quay
Edinburgh EH6 6QQ.
- Or you can send your comment by email from some websites, including the Save Camphill website .
The main options under consultation are the route for the AWPR from Kingswells southwards to where it joins the A90 south.
PITFODELS goes through by Countesswells, Garthdee and Banchory Devenick to join the A90 at an expanded Charlestown flyover (the Aberdeen Harbour junction). According to the AWPR design team the Pitfodels route produces the best results in terms of traffic reduction at key points. They quote a reduction in traffic on Auchmill Road of 19%, King Street -12%, Market Street -12%, Bridge of Dee -19% and Netherley Road -91%.
MURTLE is the controversial route that passes through Camphill, 100 metres from the homes of severely learning disabled and autistic children who attend Camphill Rudolf Steiner Schools and close to the Camphill Newton Dee community for special needs adults (a total of around 200 special needs adults and children). In the engineers projections it produces the second best traffic diversion, with Auchmill Road -16%, King Street -11%, Market Street -10%, Bridge of Dee -15%, Netherley -76%.
MILLTIMBER BRAE is between the Murtle route and Culter and follows a similar line to the Maryculter Bridge. It produces the third best traffic diversion from the city. Auchmill Road -12%, King Street -8%, Market Street -8%, Bridge of Dee -11% and Netherley Road - 50%.
PETERCULTER CHARLESTOWN goes round the West of Culter, before heading back to the Charlestown Flyover. It passes 250 metres from Linn Moor special needs school. The engineers reckon this has less traffic diversion benefits for Aberdeen - Auchmill Road -11%, King Street -7%, Market Street -7%, Bridge of Dee -8% and Netherley -29%.
PETERCULTER STONEHAVEN follows the same West of Culter route as above, but then heads roughly the line of the Netherley road to join the A90 at Stonehaven. Potentially the most expensive option at £209 to £405 million, the engineers believe it would have the least traffic reduction benefits for all but the Netherley road. Auchmill Road -4%, King Street -8%, Market Street -7%, Bridge of Dee -8%, but almost total diversion of traffic (other than for local access) from the Netherley Road.
The engineers give the cost benefit ratio for each as:
Pitfodels 4.7
Murtle 4.6
Milltimber Brae 3.8
Peterculter Charlestown 3.4
Peterculter Stonehaven 3.2
There are more facts and figures on the AWPR website .
The important thing is to express your views by form, letter, email or website by April 29. You don't have to live locally to comment, so make sure your voice is heard.
Anyone who has been stuck in Aberdeen's traffic at the rush hours will know the benefits of being able to travel efficiently from north to south (particularly for those delivering goods from North Aberdeenshire to markets in the south) so this road really is important to our North East economy.
Posted: Fri - April 8, 2005 at 11:57 AM
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