Trunk Road Works

Schoolhill Development - Portlethen

 

Background

Planning permission has been granted for the construction of over 800 homes, a business/ industrial park and community facilities at Schoolhill on the west side of the A90 Trunk Road.

• Trunk road development (pdf 2.5mb)

As part of the planning permission the developer Stewart Milne Homes must provide a new junction on the A90 at Marywell and a new underpass link to Portlethen via Cookston Road

• Distributor Road and A90 Junctions (pdf 3.3mb)

It is anticipated that the construction of these measures will cause some disruption to the A90. A 50mph speed limit will be implemented from the Badentoy Interchange to Charleston Interchange. Two lanes in both directions will be maintained during peak period

The necessary roads infrastructure must be completed prior to the construction of the housing development and major changed to the existing road network are planned.

Trunk Road Works

As this is a trunk road scheme, it is being managed by Transport Scotland and their agents Bear Scotland. Transport Scotland and Bear Scotland have agreed that no additional planned roadworks will take place between Stonehaven and Aberdeen for the duration of the construction period. This does not however include emergency works.

Timescales

The site will be occupied from May 2006 and the link road should be complete by Christmas 2007.

Other timescales to be aware of are:

• Permanent closure of Cookston Road from A90 Autumn 2006
  Permanent closure of weighbridge to public May 2006
• Improvements to Southbound ramp at Badentoy Interchange June 2006
• Construction of Underpass under A90 at Cookston Road August 2006
• Construction of grade separated junction at Marywell, June 2006
• Closure of Marywell Road to facilitate construction of retaining works September 2006
• Opening of distributor road within the development and
  both new A90 junctions Christmas 2007

Local Improvements

As part of the wider scheme, a number of local improvements will be carried out this year

• Existing zebra crossing at ASDA will be upgraded to a “puffin” crossing
• New set of traffic lights at the junction of Cookston Road and Muirend Road

View a layout of the proposed improvements within Portlethen and the Badentoy southbound slip lane improvements:

• Portlethen and Badentoy slip lane (pdf 2mb)

Diversions

During the construction period a number of critical junctions may be closed for periods of time. Alternative diversion routes:

• Southbound slip at Badentoy closure (pdf 1.7mb)
• Cookston road closure (pdf 1.7mb)
• Marywell closure diversion rd south of closure (pdf 2.6mb)
• Marywell closure diversion rd north of closure (pdf 538kb)

Public Exhibition

The public exhibition at ASDA, Portlethen has been extended. For further information view our press release.

Traffic Management Review

In the coming summer months further investigation to develop a variety of road safety and traffic management measures will take place through a Traffic Management review of Portlethen

This is an exercise undertaken by Aberdeenshire Council whereby the local community is given the opportunity to comment on any concerns that they may have and we will investigate further and develop solutions if found necessary.

Please look out for posters advertising the consultation exercise in the summer months, or check Aberdeenshire Council's website - Roads section