The Scottish city of Aberdeen is to benefit from a new 45km bypass. The project is expected to cost €442.5 million and will provide a route around the city and tackle heavy traffic congestion on existing roads.
Vehicles currently either have to use a series of small country roads or enter the congested city centre and these routes are unable to carry the volumes of traffic being handled at present.
The new bypass will reduce congestion and improve safety but is likely to be completed well after 2012 as was originally planned. The tender process is not due to start until late 2010 or early 2011 and there are fears that the work will be more expensive than planned.
The project has not been without controversy as opponents have criticised the cost as well as its environmental impact. The area around the city features numerous historical sites that date back thousands of years, and there is some concern that the construction activity will disturb important archaeological remains as well as having serious environmental implications.
Vehicles currently either have to use a series of small country roads or enter the congested city centre and these routes are unable to carry the volumes of traffic being handled at present.
The new bypass will reduce congestion and improve safety but is likely to be completed well after 2012 as was originally planned. The tender process is not due to start until late 2010 or early 2011 and there are fears that the work will be more expensive than planned.
The project has not been without controversy as opponents have criticised the cost as well as its environmental impact. The area around the city features numerous historical sites that date back thousands of years, and there is some concern that the construction activity will disturb important archaeological remains as well as having serious environmental implications.
