Ellon Park and Ride upgrade progress is welcomed by councillor
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Phase 2 of the works to the extension of Ellon Park and Ride are "progressing well" since they were started in June.
That was the opinion of councillor Gillian Owen who said: “Officers have provided an update on how the works are going and I thought I should share some of this information with residents.
"The briefing says - As part of the extension works, three new high specification shelters will be provided and serviced by a purpose-built bus road.
"An additional 91 parking spaces are being provided in the upper carpark, including improvements to internal footways and access.
"Customers using the site will be informed of the temporary arrangements by on site notice boards and signage.
"Weekend Working will be needed in addition to Monday to Friday hours, there is permission to work Saturday mornings in line with the contract."
She continued: "To secure access into the facility, rising bollards have been designed and will be installed within the updated entry/exit way of the car park.
"The purpose of these bollards is to narrow the access point to allow only permitted vehicles to access the site.
"The proposed bollards are built for intensive use, are crash rated and have a standard descent time of 3.5 seconds.
"Waste and Recycling facilities are still situated to the north of the car park and these will continue to be serviced by larger vehicles.
"The bollards will have a control unit, accessible from within the waiting room facility and a roadside kiosk, which will allow the bollards to be raised and lowered with the push of a bottom to facilitate permitted access for larger vehicles.”
Gillian added, “So all in all good progress is being made which is excellent news.
"I understand it may be a bit disruptive to those that are using the Park and Ride but please be patient as the end result will be a significant improvement.”
