A90 - A937 NORTHERN JUNCTION AT LAURENCEKIRK

From : 16th January 2012

To : 20th February 2012

Posted : 16th January 2012

 

A90 - A937 NORTHERN JUNCTION AT LAURENCEKIRK

 

£300,000 ROADS IMPROVEMENT WORKS

 

 

Users of the A90 in the Laurencekirk area are to benefit from a £300,000 road improvement. The works are part of Transport Scotland’s on-going investment in the trunk road network and will involve the construction of a new merge lane, which will aid vehicles joining the northbound carriageway of the A90.

 

The construction of the merge lane is expected to commence in early March 2012 and last for approximately 30 days. During this period there will be lane restrictions on the A90 and localised 40mph speed restrictions on the A90 and A937. It will be necessary to ban some turning manoeuvres at the A90/A937 northern junction to complete the works but these restrictions will take place during the night time to avoid inconvenience to the majority of road users.

 

The works will be carried out by Breedon Aggregates Ltd., supervised by BEAR Scotland Ltd. and have been planned in consultation with Aberdeenshire Council and Grampian Police.

 

Eddie Ross BEAR Scotland’s Representative for the North East commented “These works will build upon previous road safety work carried out at the Laurencekirk junctions. The new junction layout will help northbound motorists merge with faster mainline traffic, improving their safety.

 

Scottish Water diversion works are required to be carried out in advance of the merge lane installation. These are currently programmed to be completed in February.

 

The exact start dates and details of traffic restrictions for the Scottish Water works and for the construction of the merge lane will be provided in due course.