Well, I for one am not surprised that it will be later this year before the Aberdeen bypass opens. The weather hasn’t been great this winter and the collapse of Carillion won’t have helped. However maintaining for such a long time that it would open in the winter of 2017/18 wasn’t credible.
Today the Press and Journal reported that it will be this summer before the AWPR opens: https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen/1434670/completion-long-awaited-aberdeen-bypass-delayed-summer/
Meantime some of our local roads continue to be badly affected. Stephen Archer, Aberdeenshire Council’s infrastructure services director, confirmed to me that the council is continuing to carry out emergency repairs to the local road network which has sustained damage as a direct result of construction traffic associated with the AWPR. He adds that unfortunately the recent winter weather may exacerbate the situation.
He says: “To date we have carried out more substantial repairs utilising an external contractor, mainly in the North Kincardine area of Aberdeenshire, whilst our own teams have also carried out repairs in K&M and the Formartine area.
“As the AWPR project is approaching the stage of works where we should now see the amount of construction traffic greatly reduce, council officers are collating the require information to address the more permanent works required to address the condition of the local road network as the project draws to a close.
“We are actively in communication with the Construction Joint Venture to recoup the associated costs so that we can return the network to the conditions it was in prior to the project starting.
“Should you notice any issues on our network then they can be reported online, or by phone, and the relevant link can be found here: http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/roads-and-travel/roads/contact-us/“
They still have a bit to do IN Portlethen.