Although I dare say we will be waiting another 10yrs for them to actually build the fucker:

 

Aberdeen bypass given green light

 

 

The controversial Aberdeen bypass has been approved by ministers.

The Scottish government has given the project the go-ahead after considering the findings of a local inquiry. Industry figures welcomed the decision on the £295m-£395m project, which is aimed at easing traffic and improving business in the north east.  But opponents have criticised the cost and the environmental impact of the 28-mile bypass. Campaign group Road Sense said it would take legal advice. 

 

The planned bypass is aimed at providing a fast link between towns to the north, west and south of Aberdeen.  Subject to all the approvals being met, work could get under way in 2011. Finance Secretary John Swinney said: "This has been a complex issue in which there has been a wide range of issues to consider. "There has also been significant public interest in the proposed route, with clear arguments on both sides.

 

"Having given careful consideration to the issues and arguments, I agree with the reporters' findings and reasoning, and with their recommendation to proceed with the bypass."  He said the bypass was one of the most important infrastructure projects in the north east, bringing a range of substantial benefits to the region. Mr Swinney said it would reduce congestion in the heart of the city as well as remove thousands of vehicles from the area's rural roads.

 

 

Aberdeen North SNP MSP Brian Adam said it was the "best possible early Christmas present for residents and businesses in the north east".  Aberdeen Central Labour MSP Lewis Macdonald welcomed the decision, but called for assurances about project funding, no delays, and stressed the need for better rail and bus services. 

 

And West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine Lib Dem MSP Mike Rumbles said it was a "vital transport project".  Bob Collier, chief executive at Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce, said: "Democracy has now run its course and we would ask any protest groups to think very carefully before taking any action that might delay this investment which has the full support of the vast majority of local businesses and residents."

 

 

Councillor Kevin Stewart, chairman of regional transport partnership Nestrans, described it as a "defining moment" for the local infrastructure. And Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI) north east manager Ian Armstrong said it would "boost economic recovery and confidence". 

 

However, Road Sense spokeswoman Sheona Warnock said the group was extremely disappointed at the decision and expected there would be grounds for a legal challenge, including a judicial review. She predicted that would cause significant delays to the project. Friends of the Earth has joined Road Sense in claiming the building of the new road could mean Scotland failing to meet its climate change targets.  Scottish Green MSP Patrick Harvie said: "This Scottish government either doesn't understand climate change or doesn't care about it." And Transform Scotland said the project would do nothing to address the key traffic congestion issue in Aberdeen. 

 

The Scottish government said the country could hold its head high at having the most ambitious climate change legislation in the world, and having the determination to implement the targets.  Campaigners also recently criticised the £51m cost of moving the International School of Aberdeen to make way for the road.  A long-running public inquiry was held in Aberdeen last year. The Scottish Government said the probe was necessary because of the public response. Story from BBC NEWS:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/scotland/north_east/8424142.stm

 

The Supreme Court is likely to issue its judgement within three months

 

Exactly what the prick wants. Delays.  :hammer: :hammer: :hammer: :hammer:

Does he have shares in the company building this as the delay will surely mean lots more cash for them whenever it is finally built.

It'll be built when

a) Murray wins a Grand Slam AND

b) Scottish fitba makes a final and lasting deciscion re the sebco farce!

It'll be built when

a) Murray wins a Grand Slam AND

b) Scottish fitba makes a final and lasting deciscion re the sebco farce AND

c) DonsTalk's search facility is working

classic kow

surely not

 

Aberdeen bypass Supreme Court ruling due on 17 October

 

 

Campaigners opposed to the Aberdeen bypass are set to learn the fate of their appeal to the UK's Supreme Court next week, it has been announced.

 

A two-day hearing was earlier held at the Supreme court in London.

 

The judgement will be given next Wednesday at 09:45.

 

Campaign group Road Sense's spokesman William Walton previously said judges could decide to seek an assessment from the European Court of Justice.

 

Business leaders and several politicians have been critical of the number of legal delays to the road, saying it is vital for the north east of Scotland's economy.

 

The 28-mile road was given the go-ahead by Scottish ministers in 2009.

 

Defeat in this latest appeal will almost certainly allow the £400m Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) to go ahead.

Aberdeen bypass Supreme Court ruling due on 17 October

 

 

Campaigners opposed to the Aberdeen bypass are set to learn the fate of their appeal to the UK's Supreme Court next week, it has been announced.

 

A two-day hearing was earlier held at the Supreme court in London.

 

The judgement will be given next Wednesday at 09:45.

 

Campaign group Road Sense's spokesman William Walton previously said judges could decide to seek an assessment from the European Court of Justice.

 

Business leaders and several politicians have been critical of the number of legal delays to the road, saying it is vital for the north east of Scotland's economy.

 

The 28-mile road was given the go-ahead by Scottish ministers in 2009.

 

Defeat in this latest appeal will almost certainly allow the £400m Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) to go ahead.

 

 

 

It's fucked.

It'll be built when

a) Murray wins a Grand Slam AND

b) Scottish fitba makes a final and lasting deciscion re the sebco farce!

 

All we need is for the search function to work and we have the planets in alignment . . . .

They will then go off the the European Court of Human Rights.

 

you know the one don't you?  Originally set up to make sure people dont suffer such things as slavery or the holocaust etc but now seems to be filled with cases about people wanting to play their music as loud as they want, or to have their kid educated in a school 500miles away from their house but have the tax payer pay for their kids transport and lodgings.

 

The bypass will be finished at the same time as the A9 is Dualled......

Given the thumbs up by the Supreme Court.

Surely to fuck that's the end of his appeal now. 

Surely to fuck that's the end of his appeal now. 

 

I would refer you to

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-18795510

 

and the following.

A RoadSense spokesperson said: "Subject to advice from our lawyers, this would seem to bring to an end our attempts to overthrow the Minister's decision to approve the AWPR through the courts."

 

Hello Mr & Mrs Lawyer. By any chance can we waste more of everyones time in return for paying you lots of fees?

 

I highly doubt its over.

Seemingly Walton has moved to Newcastle.  I can't believe any sane man would pursue this through the European Courts if he is going to be unaffected by the by-pass.

The cost of the Aberdeen bypass has risen to an estimated £653m, it has been revealed.

The 28-mile road - previously predicted to cost £347m - was given the green light by Scottish ministers in 2009, but was delayed by legal action.

Protesters lost their appeal to the Supreme Court earlier this month.

Transport Minister Keith Brown said the "unwanted delays" had resulted in a "substantial increase" in the overall cost of the project.

It is anticipated that construction will get under way in 2014, with completion by spring 2018.

In answer to a parliamentary question lodged by Aberdeen Central SNP MSP Kevin Stewart, Mr Brown said the scheme had been costed at £347m in 2008 - an estimate based on 2003 prices.

He said that the figure had now risen to £653m as a result of "scope changes, the inclusion of standard risk costs and rebasing to 2012 prices".

Mr Brown said inflation had been responsible for a £230m increase in the cost.

A scheme to make the A90 a dual carriageway between Balmedie and Tipperty in Aberdeenshire is also expected to cost £92m, giving a total of £745m for the combined project.

 

Can we send the bill to Road Sense (sic)

Why do we have to wait until 2014 to commence work?

Those cunts/that cunt at Road Sense have a lot to answer for.

 

I could be wrong but is Trump not part-funding the dualling of the A90?

You can blame Road Sense all you like but this part here is where I'd be laying the blame:

 

In answer to a parliamentary question lodged by Aberdeen Central SNP MSP Kevin Stewart, Mr Brown said the scheme had been costed at £347m in 2008 - an estimate based on 2003 prices.

 

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-21715087

 

Building a tunnel from the south of Aberdeen would be less disruptive and more effective than the planned bypass, it has been claimed.

Deputy leader of Aberdeen City Council, Marie Boulton, an Independent, has written to the transport secretary outlining plans for the link.

It would run underground from the A90 Aberdeen to Stonehaven road into the Lang Stracht and Hazlehead area.

Opposition councillors have dismissed the idea.

Ms Boulton said it could solve many problems, with one of the advantages being no snow clearing.

The 28-mile Aberdeen bypass was given the green light by Scottish ministers in 2009, but was delayed by legal action.

Previously predicted to cost £347m, that has risen to more than £650m.

It is expected to be completed in 2018.

 

 

 

Where do the council get these preposterous ideas from?  Utter clowns.

Where do the council get these preposterous ideas from?  Utter clowns.

 

It depresses me that as i get older it becomes more and more apparent that there are people in power ie local government and above who actually have no common sense or concept of how anything is built.

 

Mind you the old channel tunnel was pretty straight forward and cheap was'nt it 

The Hindhead Tunnel just appeared overnight too 

 

It depresses me that as i get older it becomes more and more apparent that there are people in power ie local government and above who actually have no common sense or concept of how anything is built.

 

Mind you the old channel tunnel was pretty straight forward and cheap was'nt it 

The Hindhead Tunnel just appeared overnight too 

 

 

Folk have voted for these clowns and so far:

-Union terrace gardens redevelopment binned (pros and cons to that one admittedly)

-Dons new stadium on hold

-Suggestions of moving the exhibition centre to one of the most congested areas of Aberdeen (Dyce)

-Building a tunnel under a huge part of the City

Where do the council get these preposterous ideas from?  Utter clowns.

 

The way I quantify the lack of ideas rolling around the council HQ is that anyone with half a brain cell in Aberdeen is making dough at an oil company.

 

Granted there are a fair few idiots making a living from drilling holes in the ground too, but by and large the smart cookies are in places of power at the big hitters of oil and gas.

 

That leaves the lunatics running (or should that be 'ruining') the asylum.