Transportation & Infrastructure

The Transportation and Infrastructure service covers five main functional areas:

• Economic Development
• Property
• Operations
• Roads
• Transportation

Economic Development

Economic Development provides the Council's main link with the business sector which includes the following areas:

• Business Services
• Community Economic Development
• Business Gateway International Trade
• Food and drink
• Fishing
• Agriculture
• Farm Business Development Scheme
• Marketing
• Aberdeenshire Towns Partnership

Property

Property has responsibility for the Council's property related interests and provides services for the following functions:

• cost planning and cost control of building construction projects
• design services for new and existing buildings
• electrical and mechanical building engineering services
• energy management
• management and development of the Council's industrial / commercial property portfolio
• professional advice and support for property related matters
• repair and maintenance of the Council's properties
• valuation, acquisition and disposal (by sale or lease) of land and property

Operations

• bridge maintenance
• burial grounds
• caravan parks
• country parks
• footpath maintenance
• parks and open spaces
• quarries
• road maintenance
• street lighting
• vehicle maintenance
• winter maintenance

Roads

• abnormal loads
• bridges and structures (inspection, register and policy)
• capital programme of road works
• car parks
• coast protection
• construction consent for new roads
• co-ordination of work by utility companies
• flood prevention
• guidelines and specifications for new roads
• harbours
• permits for road occupations
• reservoirs
• roads and footpaths (policy and standards)
• statutory list of public roads
• street naming
• traffic management and road safety

Transportation

• concessionary travel
• community transport
• procurement of school transport services
• public transport infrastructure
• support for public transport services
• Local Transport Strategy
• freight strategy development
• road safety and accident investigation matters
• transport studies and impact assessments
• School Travel Planning Initiative
• Travel Planning