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| Aberdeen's Haudagain roundabout: Keith Brown says work will not start early | |
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| Transport Minister Keith Brown has insisted work on the notorious traffic blackspot at Aberdeen's Haudagain roundabout will not start early. | |
| The local authority wants the Scottish government to press on with upgrading work. | |
| Mr Brown said work would begin in 2018 once the full length of the Aberdeen bypass project was complete. | |
| The council appearance was a rare move for a Holyrood minister, and came amid strained relations with the council. | |
| The minister said he would be open to suggestions for fast-tracking some stretches of the bypass, such as around the airport, but that this would not affect the start time for work on the roundabout. | |
| Mr Brown gave assurances that there would not be a gap between the two schemes, even if the bypass work finished early. | |
| Mr Brown's appearance before the council's finance committee at the Aberdeen Town House came just two months after the local administration overturned a ban on ministers entering their buildings. | Mr Brown's appearance before the council's finance committee at the Aberdeen Town House came just two months after the local administration overturned a ban on ministers entering their buildings. |
| Reduce congestion | Reduce congestion |
| The Haudagain junction, at the bottom of Anderson Drive, has long been a traffic bottleneck. | The Haudagain junction, at the bottom of Anderson Drive, has long been a traffic bottleneck. |
| But local and national politicians are going round in circles over how best to improve it. | But local and national politicians are going round in circles over how best to improve it. |
| Last week Mr Brown put plans on show to improve the roundabout with a new dual carriageway link connecting Great Northern Road and Auchmill Road. | Last week Mr Brown put plans on show to improve the roundabout with a new dual carriageway link connecting Great Northern Road and Auchmill Road. |
| He said the bottleneck had caused congestion for motorists using the A90 for many years and his option would reduce traffic jams and the risk of accidents. | He said the bottleneck had caused congestion for motorists using the A90 for many years and his option would reduce traffic jams and the risk of accidents. |
| The transport minister said he hoped to develop the proposals so that work was ready to begin in spring 2018 when the Aberdeen bypass was completed. | The transport minister said he hoped to develop the proposals so that work was ready to begin in spring 2018 when the Aberdeen bypass was completed. |
| However, Aberdeen Council officers were not present at the public exhibition of plans over claims they were excluded from the decision-making process. | However, Aberdeen Council officers were not present at the public exhibition of plans over claims they were excluded from the decision-making process. |
| The council has also expressed concern about the impact of the link road on the residents of the city's Middlefield area. | The council has also expressed concern about the impact of the link road on the residents of the city's Middlefield area. |