Update on cycling/walking links

Councillors were updated this afternoon on various transport projects in Aberdeenshire.

GREEN ROUTES – The Infrastructure Services Committee approved a trial project to promote walking and cycling on rural roads at its meeting on 21 January. The trial is based on Perth and Kinross’ Green Routes initiative and will be promoted as Rural Walking and Cycling Routes in Aberdeenshire.

Traffic surveys were concluded in April to provide project baseline data. Proposed signage has been developed and authorised by Transport Scotland.

Work has begun on the wider communication to ensure that stakeholders, including local community councils are engaged as well as promoting the routes to the public.

CYCLING LINKS – The Low Carbon Travel and Transportation Hub-funded projects for Portlethen have now completed a stage 1 design and the schemes are being progressed to a detailed design stage.

The schemes to be delivered are: Cookston Road, Muirend Road and Badentoy Road Link. A virtual engagement event ran from 22 February for four weeks with public feedback being fed into the designs. Stage 1 drawings have been received from the consultant and are being reviewed by officers.

WALKING AND CYCLINGPortlethen to Wellington Road (Aberdeen south route) feasibility designs have been completed and consultants are developing online community engagement materials for launching this summer. Prior to this, officers will be contacting landowners to discuss the proposals and review land options.

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