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Multi-million contract up for grabs

A contract worth at least £30 million to take forward the detailed design work for the first section of the Scottish Government’s ambitious A96 dualling programme is up for grabs.

The second of three large design contracts for the ambitious A9 dualling programme, each estimated to be worth between £40-£60 million, has been awarded.

The Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie Tipperty project is well on the road to completion today after Transport Minister, Keith Brown announced that preferred bidder, Connect Roads, will start preparatory works this week.

Motorists on the A9 travelling between Kincraig and Dalraddy should be aware of traffic restrictions in the area over the next two months starting on Monday 28th July.

ISSUED ON BEHALF OF THE A9 SAFETY GROUPA survey of driver attitudes on the A9 between Perth and Inverness has highlighted that a large percentage of drivers acknowledge they break the speed limit whilst driving on the route.

Communities across the north-east turned out in their thousands to visit the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/ Balmedie-Tipperty public exhibitions which concluded last week.

A significant milestone has been reached on the £9 million Hardgrove to Kinmount Improvement project as the new road fully opened to traffic this week.

More than 1,200 people have attended the first week of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route / Balmedie-Tipperty public exhibitions.

Road users and communities across the north-east are being given an opportunity to look at the plans for the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route / Balmedie-Tipperty scheme through a two-week programme of public exhibitions.