Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/ Balmedie-Tipperty

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1 Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/ Balmedie-Tipperty Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce Transport Group Town House Council Chamber, Aberdeen 26 November 2015

2 Speakers Scott Shaw, Project Manager Transport Scotland Graham Christie, Project Director AWPR Construction Joint Venture John Wilson, AWPR/B-T Managing Agent Aberdeen City Council Mark Leishman, Site Representative Jacobs

3 Overview Funding partners: The Company: New Works Contractor: O&M Works Contractor:

4 Presentation Overview New Works Headline quantities Programme and phasing Construction progress North Section Centre Section South Section Traffic management Working hours Supply chain Community engagement Operation & Maintenance Questions Looking down to Stonehaven bay at the southern end of the Fastlink

5 New Works: headline quantities Earthworks Roadworks Structures 9.6M m³ excavation 7.7M m³ fill 1.9M m³ rock processing 2 seasons 300km drainage 2km culverts 4,000 manholes/catchpits 3,000 gullies 100km kerbing 275k m³ sub-base 350k m³ drain fills 34k m³ concrete 230k m³ CBGM 190k m³ CRCP Circa 600 Consultation Certificates signed to date 78 bridges 1,250 pc beams 2 balanced cantilever structures (river crossings) 33,000T rebar 120,000 m³ concrete 300,000 m³ 6N

6 New Works: programme Phase Opening date Craibstone and Dyce Junctions Autumn 2016 Balmedie to Tipperty Spring 2017 AWPR/B-T Winter 2017

7 New Works: phase opening

8 Construction progress: North Section Section offices established at Balmedie and Goval Pre-cast concrete beams installed for Tipperty Road Junction Underbridge Construction of Balmedie Junction about to commence Processing plant established at Cranfield Earthworks and structures in progress Delivery and installation of beams for PS72, Tipperty Road Junction Underbridge

9 Construction progress: Centre Section Offices established at Craibstone and Kingswells Pile testing underway for River Dee and River Don crossings Two temporary bridges required; one already installed over the A944, another planned to go over the A96 this weekend Earthworks and blasting in progress Culvert installation and structures under construction Works ongoing at Charleston and Stonehaven Bailey bridge installation over the A944

10 Construction progress: South Section Main project office established at Stonehaven with satellite offices at Rothnick and Haremoss Processing area and laboratory at Rothnick Blasting and rock excavation in several locations Topsoil strip almost complete and earthworks progressing Several structures under construction Rothnick processing area

11 Traffic management Sensitive to the needs of road users, the team considers all options to mitigate against impact and disturbance, e.g. temporary bridges over the A944 and A96, and off-peak working whenever possible The team liaises closely with local councils, network operators, traffic and travel operators, the police and other emergency services before finalising plans Traffic management layouts include two-phase traffic signals; three-phase traffic signals; lane closures; road closure; slow lane closures; and contraflows The general public will receive notifications of works through flyers, letters, Transport Scotland website, and media outlets

12 Working hours Construction works proceed during operation hours of 07:00 until 19:00 Monday to Friday and 08:00 until 13:00 on Saturday Where any additional hours are required to complete works, then this will be agreed in advance with the Local Authority following a consultation exercise At all times best practice methods will be used to keep any disturbance to a minimum Out-of-hours weekend working has been agreed in some areas up until Christmas Trades Holiday Further applications for out-of-hours working may be considered in the new year

13 Supply chain To date, 5.5 million worth of contracts have been awarded to Scottish businesses Orders have been placed with 47 Scottish SMEs and 1 Social Enterprise All supply chain opportunities are placed via Public Contracts Scotland Major materials contracts have already been awarded Potential suppliers and contractors are advised to contact the procurement team in the first instance via awprbuyingteam@awprcjv.com

14 Community engagement Contact and Education Space established at Stonehaven Quarterly newsletters, monthly e-zine and flyers for all significant works, e.g. TTM, blasting, focal interest. Community councils informed by Managing Agent of upcoming works. Employment initiatives Landowner interface circa 250 adjacent landowners along the route, as well as affected residents in blasting zones A dedicated team of Community Liaison Officers operates across the project to ensure that information is imparted to affected and enquiring parties and are delighted to offer presentations on project construction progress, upcoming works and address any other areas of interest CJV apprentices at the sod cutting ceremony, 16 February flyers produced to date

15 Operation and maintenance (O&M) Restricted Services commenced 2 March 2015 The Restricted Services Network: From Ellon Roundabout in north To Murcar Roundabout in south Performance No health and safety incidents Full Services for 30 years after Final Completion Winter Service Plan 2015/16 consented to

16 Temporary bridge installation: Kingsford, South Kingswells The above link can also be found on the project website:

17 For more information about the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/ Balmedie Tipperty project, visit or contact the project team by phone or Enquiries line: