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| Bypass legal challenge rejected | Bypass legal challenge rejected |
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| A legal challenge mounted by protesters over the remit of the Aberdeen bypass public inquiry has been rejected. | |
| The campaigners highlighted legislation at the start of the inquiry which they claimed required it to consider options other than a new road. | The campaigners highlighted legislation at the start of the inquiry which they claimed required it to consider options other than a new road. |
| But the two Reporters rejected the challenge after taking legal advice. | But the two Reporters rejected the challenge after taking legal advice. |
| They ruled it was a matter for the Scottish Government, and widening the inquiry could also impact on the cost and timescale of the project. | They ruled it was a matter for the Scottish Government, and widening the inquiry could also impact on the cost and timescale of the project. |
| The inquiry at the Hilton Aberdeen Treetops Hotel could run until December. | The inquiry at the Hilton Aberdeen Treetops Hotel could run until December. |
| The bypass is aimed at easing traffic and improving business. | The bypass is aimed at easing traffic and improving business. |
| The Scottish Government said the probe was necessary because of the thousands of public responses received. | The Scottish Government said the probe was necessary because of the thousands of public responses received. |
| Dozens of protesters used shop dummies at the start of the inquiry to illustrate their claims the inquiry is just "window dressing" by Scottish ministers. | Dozens of protesters used shop dummies at the start of the inquiry to illustrate their claims the inquiry is just "window dressing" by Scottish ministers. |