AWPR full speed ahead… or maybe not
13/11/12 17:33 Filed in: Granite Chips
Just when it seemed there was something that that Aberdeen City Council administration and the vast majority of citizens could agree on and unite in pushing forward, one of the ruling coalition introduces a question mark.
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Read More...Aberdeen bypass opponents lose appeal
01/03/12 13:00 Filed in: Granite Chips
William Walton’s appeal, on behalf of Road Sense, agains the rejection of the legal action against the long-delayed Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route, has been rejected by the Court of Session.
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What do you mean fast link not in consultation?
01/09/11 16:46 Filed in: Granite Chips
Have I got this right? Does the RoadSense argument with the Aberdeen bypass come down to the Stonehaven fast link not being included in the 2004 route consultation? From what I read in the press it seems to.
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Read More...RoadSense - Stop the Nonsense!
27/08/11 11:16 Filed in: Granite Chips
In less than 24 hours more than 500 people have signed a petition urging William Walton and RoadSense to abandon their appeal, which could delay the start of work on the Aberdeen bypass by at least another nine months.
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Dismay at continuing bypass misery
25/08/11 11:38 Filed in: Granite Chips
After the Court of Session turned down Road Sense’s objection to the Aberdeen by-pass, there were reports that the road would not now open until 2017 – five years later than the government promised. Now we hear that Road Sense is intent on piling on the misery by lodging an appeal.
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Read More...Government's hollow infrastructure promises
01/07/11 09:12 Filed in: Granite Chips
North-east Scotland MSP Nanette Milne has voiced the feeling of disappointment that many of us have about the infrastructure promises by the Scottish Government. As the SNP begin their second term, with a considerable majority, lets hope that they start to deliver some of the urgent infrastructure improvements in Aberdeen City and Shire.
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Read More...Aberdeen stalled in the slow lane
28/07/10 19:40 Filed in: Granite Chips
The recent letter by Aberdeen area business leaders to Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson is a plea that most of us in Aberdeen City and Shire will relate to.
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Read More...Anger at delay in Aberdeen by-pass
28/04/10 13:12 Filed in: Granite Chips
I know I am not alone in my anger at the delaying tactics of Road Sense in pushing their case against the much-needed, long-delayed Aberdeen bypass.
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Read More...Stop sticking spanners in the works!
18/03/10 09:55 Filed in: Granite Chips
It seems that at every turn, there’s a pressure group hiding behind the bushes ready to run out gleefully and stick a spanner in the works of every significant development project.
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Read More...Green light for Aberdeen by-pass
21/12/09 13:20 Filed in: Granite Chips
The Aberdeen by-pass has finally been given the green light, but the Scottish Government’s announcement does seem to be back-pedalling on the commitment to build the AWPR by the Transport Minister’s date of 2012.
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