A96 Dualling East of Huntly to Aberdeen Scheme: EIR release

  1. Please could you supply me with all and any information, data (including, but not limited to, the dates on which data/information were/was collected and reports written), dated correspondence etc that you have in relation to the specific comparison of environmental constraints and impacts of online dualling of the A96 through Inverurie (not as part of a corridor assessment eg B Inner) with other route options around Inverurie as identified in relation to the A96 dualling East of Huntly to Aberdeen scheme.

  2. Please could you supply me with all and any information, data (including, but not limited to, the dates on which data/information were/was collected and reports written), dated correspondence etc that you have in relation to the environmental sensitivities and potential environmental impacts of the orange and violet routes of the A96 dualling East of Huntly to Aberdeen scheme.

  3. In relation to any and all engagements with regard to this scheme with the statutory authorities listed in C1 above in relation to the orange and violet routes mentioned above.

  4. Please could you supply me with all and any information, data (including, but not limited to, the dates on which data/information were/was collected and reports written), dated correspondence etc that you have in relation to road traffic noise assessment on the orange and violet routes of the A96 dualling East of Huntly to Aberdeen Scheme.

  5. Including the proposed siting, duration of siting and make of equipment to be used for the monitoring of noise and the type of surfacing material to be use on the proposed road, its specifications and noise reduction validation data.

  6. Please could you supply me with all and any information, data (including, but not limited to, the dates on which data/information were/was collected and reports written), dated correspondence etc in which the criteria for ‘potentially significant adverse visual changes to views from residential properties’ are defined.

  7. The mitigation measures used and their success in eliminating the adverse visual impact of a large scale road such as the proposed A96 Huntly to Aberdeen Scheme, and with particular reference to the Violet and Orange routes.

  8. Please could you supply me with all and any information, data (including, but not limited to, the dates on which data/information were/was collected and reports written), dated correspondence etc in which the criteria for ‘sense of place’ is defined, and how it is assessed in the landscape appraisal including validated peer reviewed methods of assessment.

  9. Please could you supply me with all and any information, data (including, but not limited to, the dates on which data/information were/was collected and reports written), dated correspondence etc in relation the methods used to calculate CO2 emissions and including the peer reviewed references on which the methods are based.

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Scottish Government
Published Date 3 Sep 2019 Subject Projects Mode of transport