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A cruise ships volunteer programme which will help to give a positive first impression of the region has been awarded a £67,080 grant at the Finance and Resources Committee.

VisitAberdeenshire’s Welcome to Aberdeenshire volunteer scheme was created to meet and help to orientate visitors in…

Union Street’s central section will be closed this Sunday (4 February) as part of works for the City Centre Masterplan.  

The central section of Union Street, between Bridge Street and Market Street, will be closed from 10am on Sunday and will involve some road and pavement closures…

Secure bicycle storage shelters have been installed in multi-storey blocks across Aberdeen. 

Residents living in Kings Court, St Machar Court, Donside Court, Inverdon Court, Balgownie Court and St Ninian Court will soon be able to safely and securely store their bikes.  

A public consultation starts today to give people a chance to give their thoughts on the draft local transport strategy for 2023 to 2030.

The strategy is a high-level transport plan which looks at the transport needs of a …

A public consultation starts today to get opinions on the recommended option for improving walking, wheeling, and cycling connections on the A92 from the Murcar roundabout to Blackdog.

The study continues the ongoing work of Aberdeen City Council and partners to consider means of locking…

Construction work to extend the cycle network through West Tullos to Wellington Road will begin on Monday next week (9 October).

New cycle facilities will connect Wellington Road with the “Shell Path”, which runs between King George VI Bridge and Abbotswell Road, improving active travel…

Roadworks for a new road layout in the city centre which will create a bus priority route are to start on Monday (31 July 2023).

The new road layout will help to reduce travel times for buses in the city centre which will in turn encourage more people to use sustainable or active travel…

A major road improvement project supporting the delivery of the Aberdeen City Centre Masterplan will take a significant step forward this week.

Works to improve capacity and flow on South College Street are nearing completion with new junctions and lanes due to open. 

South…

King George VI bridge is to reopen in both directions over the next few days after specialist repairs, resurfacing, and waterproofing work has finished ahead of schedule.

A section of Ellon Road is to be closed outwith morning and afternoon rush hour from Friday to allow for necessary resurfacing works.

 

The section, between the Broadfold Road junction and The…

Transport projects worth more than £2million which will help people to do more walking, wheeling, and cycling - or work towards net zero goals - were yesterday (24 May 2023) unanimously approved by a council committee.

The work that will be supported by the Bus Lane Enforcement (BLE)…

A complete closure of King George VI bridge is happening overnight tonight to allow the contractor to carry out specialist work.

The closure will start at about…