Following the announcement that Her Majesty The Queen’s funeral cortege will make its way from Balmoral and through Aberdeen on its journey south tomorrow (11 September 2022), the following temporary road closures, road restrictions and no waiting restrictions will be in place.
These temporary measures are in the interest of public safety and to maintain access and egress to and from the ceremonial occasion, which thousands of citizens and visitors to the city are expected to attend.
Please note that any vehicular obstruction will be dealt with by Aberdeen City Council under its vehicle recovery scheme.
The following details pedestrian routes and restricted public access:
Pedestrians will have access to the event from the following points:
- Holburn Street
- Hardgate
- Bloomfield Road
- Gairn Terrace
- Allenvale Road
- Riverside Drive west of Great Southern Road
- Great Southern Road south of the River Dee
- West Tullos Road
- Provost Watt Drive
- Murray Terrace
- Whinhill Road
Temporary restrictions to public access are:
- The whole of Duthie Park will be closed to the public from 6am on Sunday 11 September until 3pm on Sunday 11 September;
- The pavement on the south carriageway of Great Southern Road between West Lodge Gatehouse to the King George VI Bridge;
- Riverside Drive between Great Southern Road and Polmuir Road;
- King George VI Bridge east side no through route for pedestrians;
- South Deeside Line (under the bridge of Great Southern Road) no through route for pedestrians;
The following temporary waiting restrictions will be in place:
Allenvale Road both sides including layby (Great Southern Road – Allenvale Gardens from 6am on until 3pm on Sunday 11 September;
A93 city boundary at Peterculter, eastwards along North Deeside Road, St John’s Terrace, Great Western Road, Holburn Street to Great Southern Road Junction (Culter Bridge – Holburn Roundabout) from 6am until 3pm on Sunday 11 September;
Riverside Drive from its junction east of Riverside Terrace to its junction west of Polmuir Road from 6am until 3pm on Sunday 11 September;
West Tullos Road both sides (Great Southern Road – Abbotswell Road) from 6am until 3pm on Sunday 11 September;
Great Southern Road at its junction with West Tullos Road/Great Southern Road /Provost Watt Drive roundabout to the A90 city boundary from 6am until 3pm on Sunday 11 September.
The following road closures will be in place:
Whinhill Road south of its junction with Fonthill Terrace between 00.01am to 3pm on Sunday 11 September (residents of Whinhill Gardens and patrons of Whinhill Medical Practice only will be permitted to enter during this period;
Great Southern Road at its junction with Holburn Roundabout to its junction with West Tullos Road/Great Southern Road/Provost Watt Drive Roundabout between 00.01am to 3pm on Sunday 11 September;
Allenvale Road east of its junction with Allenvale Gardens from 00.01am until 3pm on Sunday 11 September;
Riverside Drive from its junction east of Riverside Terrace to its junction west of Polmuir Road between 00.01am until 3pm on Sunday 11 September;
Murray Terrace west of its junction with Bright Street between 00.01am until 3pm on Sunday 11 September.
The following diversions will be in place from 00.01am until 3pm on Sunday 11 September:
North-bound
All traffic will be diverted off the A92 at the Charlestown flyover on to the A956 Wellington Road.
South-bound
All traffic will be diverted across the Bridge of Dee and then on to A92 Stonehaven Road. The width restriction on the Bridge of Dee will be suspended to allow all traffic to cross.