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Signage for a new low emission zone (LEZ) in Aberdeen city centre which will help to improve air quality is to start to be installed on Thursday.

As part of a Scotland-wide programme, LEZs are being introduced in Scotland’s four biggest cities - Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, and Aberdeen.…

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…

Additional signage and advance warning measures have started to be installed for the new city centre bus priority measures which will make the bus gates even clearer to drivers approaching them.

These modifications are being installed after an initial period of monitoring and the works…

A public exhibition is being held next week to gather feedback on a preferred option for a new South Harbour link road.

The proposed new route would include a new bridge over the Aberdeen to Dundee…

Improvement works are to be carried out to Back Wynd steps which means they will be closed for about 10 weeks from today (25 September 2023), weather depending.

The works to the stairs, which…

Residents across Aberdeen can now apply for a free one-tonne community salt bag to treat icy roads and pavements in their neighbourhood during the winter months.

The applications have been opened earlier than normal this year and,…

Ground investigation work will begin along Aberdeen’s Coast Road and Hareness Road next week.

Aberdeen City Council has commissioned Concept Engineering Consultants Limited to carry out the work on behalf of Aberdeen City Region Deal…

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…

A roads service budget of £10.6million was agreed at committee this week for Aberdeen’s roads to cover road and pavement repairs, safe routes to schools, lighting improvements, repairs to bridges, and flooding and coastal protection.

Aberdeen City Council’s Net Zero, Environment, and…

A revised date has been set for the completion of resurfacing and waterproofing work for King George VI bridge.

It is now due to finish in late June 2023…

The build-up to festive celebrations will get under way in Aberdeen next month with the opening of the Christmas Village and Lights Switch-On.  

Aberdeen City Council, in partnership with John Codona’s Pleasure Fairs and Aberdeen Inspired, will officially open the Christmas Village on…

Statutory stakeholder engagement is to get under way on a new road layout for the city centre.

The bus priority route – which would also accommodate cycles, goods vehicles, taxis and private hire cars – was agreed in principle at a meeting of Full Council in June 2022.

The route…