AWPR halves journey times and city traffic, Sturgeon says22/05/2019 The Scottish Government has hailed a shift in traffic from Aberdeen city onto the new Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route since it fully opened in February |
On the road: Photos highlight AWPR’s new perspectives25/04/2019 A specially-commissioned set of landscape shots by a top Scottish photographer aims to demonstrate the significance and scale of the recently completed Aberdeen bypass. |
Galliford to cut construction as profit set to fall £40m16/04/2019 Galliford Try has announced a strategic review that will reduce the size of its construction business following worsening financial performance, including on two major Scottish road projects. |
Balfour profits up, debt down in 201813/03/2019 Balfour Beatty has announced a 5% increase in pre-tax profit alongside a cut of more than 40% in its gross debt. |
Galliford Try hit by new £26m loss on AWPR13/02/2019 Galliford Try has written off a further £26m from the delayed Aberdeen bypass and signalled that its losses on the project could be higher. |
Row flares as new delay hits £745m AWPR08/11/2018 A war of words over the much-delayed Aberdeen bypass has continued after a contractor confirmed that it will not be fully open until at least December. |
Latest section of AWPR scheme up and running13/08/2018 A new section of the £745m Aberdeen bypass project is due to open this week, providing a continuous 19km dual carriageway – around a third of the new road. |
Temporary road order means AWPR finish line in sight12/07/2018 Transport Scotland has published a temporary road order, which will ‘set the stage for the 7.5-m Balmedie to Tipperty section of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Road/Balmedie to Tipperty (AWPR/B-T) project to open in the coming weeks’. |
Finishing line in sight for one of UK's biggest road projects - the AWPR14/06/2018 The Scottish Government has announced plans to celebrate completion of the ‘eagerly anticipated’ Aberdeen bypass later this year. |
Legal challenge to £400m bypass lost01/03/2012 Campaigners trying to prevent the construction of the Aberdeen bypass have lost their legal challenge. |
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