Transport

Aberdeenshire Council has given a new update on specialist work being done on Aboyne Bridge as efforts continue towards its eventual reopening.

B-listed Aboyne bridge closed to vehicles in October after Storm Babet revealed concrete damage extended “far more than is visible on the surface.

The new information campaign has been launched ahead of Aberdeen’s Low Emission Zone being enforced in less than two months.

ROADWORKS are set to close or limit access to a couple of roads in the Buckie area this coming week.

Diversions due to roadworks taking place on the A96 mean that an abnormal load moving on Sunday will also have to use the diversion route.

HUNTLY community figures have pushed Scotland’s transport secretary for talks about a “dangerous” A96 junction.

A TOTAL of 1200 metres of carriageway will be improved.

The UK steam hauled tour is working its way back south from Inverness on its way to Edinburgh and on to London.

Scotland’s Railway has launched a new charity partnership with Age Scotland

Police have advised the A90 is currently closed near Lonmay following a crash which took place on Friday afternoon.

Abandoned bicycles across Scotland’s railway network are to be given a new lease of life.

Stagecoach has donated £25,000 to Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance as part of its Giving for Good community fund.

The work will be carried out on the A96 road surface to the north of Keith, between the Mulben Junction and Newton of Forgie.

Grampian Transport Museum’s Spring Autojumble takes place on Sunday.

The A97 Banff to Aberchirder road is set to close due to repairs being carried out at Bachlaw Bridge.

A principal contractor for works to repair the significant damage to the A937 road at Marykirk has been appointed.

High winds will cause issues on Sunday and Monday with heavy rain developing overnight on Monday, leading to a yellow Met Office warning for flooding.

There is a risk of flooding from surface water and rivers across the north-east as Storm Kathleen progresses over the weekend.

The work will see initial overnight convoy working, then a full weekend closure followed by a further four overnight closures.

MORE than £37 million could be “thrown down the drain” if a Scottish Government review shelves the full A96 dualling upgrade plan.