Local councillors have given the go-ahead for the road maintenance programme for the coming year. Overall Aberdeenshire Council has earmarked £26.8m for this and a further £5.3m for winter maintenance and other emergencies.

Here is some of the work which is planned locally:

Newtonhill

Resurfacing work – Skateraw Road (where the bus turns), and Park Place at Newtonhill Road junction

Footpaths – Newton Road, Chapel Road (west side), Anderson Drive, and Villagelands Road.

New lighting columns – Windyedge Court, and Cliff View

Portlethen

Resurfacing work – Portlethen to Old Portlethen, Oak Drive, Broomfield Road (part) Findon to Uppertown, road to station car park, Viking Place, Ninian Place, Argyll Place, Piper Place, Claymore Place, Easter Court, and Easter Drive.

Footpaths – Juniper Place, Broomfield Road, Broadhaven Road, Sedge Place, Whinpark Circle, Clashfarquhar Crescent (part), Burnside Gardens (part), Dunvegan Crescent, Oak Drive, Cookston Road, Muirend Road (part), and Argyll Place (part).

New lighting columns – Dunvegan Avenue, Claymore Avenue, and Aspen Way.

New street signs – Thistle Drive area.

North Kincardine Rural

Resurfacing work – C25K at Backhill eastwards, U61K south of Seal Quarry, U145 between the B979 and Backburn, C5K from Greenloaning to Auchlunies, and from Upper Murskie west to Corsehill, U59K at Townhead, U60K near Blue Hill, B979 at junction with the U67K, B9077 at Batchart junction and near North Lodge, U63K at Burnhead, C12K, C59K, U61K, U67K.

Haunching (road edges) – C30K at Redmyre, and at the B9077 junction. 

Muchalls

Renew various street name plates.

Other work such as renewing road markings, street name plates, reflector studs and signs as well as cycle track maintenance will also take place.

North Kincardine councillor Ian Mollison said: “It is vital that our roads are in a good condition.”