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AWPR halves journey times and city traffic, Sturgeon says

22/05/2019

The Scottish Government has hailed a shift in traffic from Aberdeen city onto the new Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route since it fully opened in February

On the road: Photos highlight AWPR’s new perspectives

25/04/2019

A specially-commissioned set of landscape shots by a top Scottish photographer aims to demonstrate the significance and scale of the recently completed Aberdeen bypass.

Galliford to cut construction as profit set to fall £40m

16/04/2019

Galliford Try has announced a strategic review that will reduce the size of its construction business following worsening financial performance, including on two major Scottish road projects.

Balfour profits up, debt down in 2018

13/03/2019

Balfour Beatty has announced a 5% increase in pre-tax profit alongside a cut of more than 40% in its gross debt.

Galliford Try hit by new £26m loss on AWPR

13/02/2019

Galliford Try has written off a further £26m from the delayed Aberdeen bypass and signalled that its losses on the project could be higher.

Row flares as new delay hits £745m AWPR

08/11/2018

A war of words over the much-delayed Aberdeen bypass has continued after a contractor confirmed that it will not be fully open until at least December.

Latest section of AWPR scheme up and running

13/08/2018

A new section of the £745m Aberdeen bypass project is due to open this week, providing a continuous 19km dual carriageway – around a third of the new road.

Temporary road order means AWPR finish line in sight

12/07/2018

Transport Scotland has published a temporary road order, which will ‘set the stage for the 7.5-m Balmedie to Tipperty section of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Road/Balmedie to Tipperty (AWPR/B-T) project to open in the coming weeks’.

Finishing line in sight for one of UK's biggest road projects - the AWPR

14/06/2018

The Scottish Government has announced plans to celebrate completion of the ‘eagerly anticipated’ Aberdeen bypass later this year.

Legal challenge to £400m bypass lost

01/03/2012

Campaigners trying to prevent the construction of the Aberdeen bypass have lost their legal challenge.

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