Call for HGV volume on A90 road to be assessed
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Peterhead councillor Matthew James has called for assessment of the HGV volume on the A90 road and the throttling effect on infrastructure for the economic prospect of the north-east region.
At a meeting of Aberdeenshire Council, councillors heard from Rab Dickson, director of Nestrans, the regional transport partnership for the area.
Mr Dickson presented on various projects and the role Nestrans plays in the wider transport strategies for the region.
In hearing that assessment and engagement is under way for improvements to the A90/A952 and rail proposals for the region, Councillor James looked to confirm that recent development announcements are built into assessments.
He asked: “If the increasing development in the region associated with the Acorn project, the developments with SSE, our developing renewables sector and the backdrop of increasing fish landings at our port are built into these assessments to ensure our infrastructure networks don't throttle economic development of the region.”
He also noted that the assessment is welcome “given the level of HGV movements and volume of traffic flowing in both directions” and “when considering the perishable nature of the products” referencing the fish landings at Peterhead Port.
Recently Councillor James and other Scottish Conservatives council colleagues serving wards along the A90 north of Ellon wrote collectively to Transport Minister Fiona Hyslop regarding the A90 and A952. They await a response.
In the meantime, Mr Dickson confirmed that the developments in the area will be built into assessments going forward.
