Extended weekend working hours on the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route will begin this Saturday and Sunday (14 and 15 November). The contractors will be able to undertake works during the extended hours on each weekend up to and including the weekend before Christmas (Saturday, 19 and Sunday, 20 December).
The last day working on the road’s construction will be Wednesday 23 December and construction works will recommence on Monday, 4 January.
Council officers also tell me that during the downtime there will be activity on site which will be limited to security and to keep a watching brief on any possible sources of pollution that may arise from operations on the site; so some activity may well be noticeable over the holiday period and local residents should not expect complete inactivity.
Officers expect that Aberdeenshire Council will receive a similar request for weekend out of hours working in the New Year.
The council’s environmental health will monitor activities on the site.