The Scottish Government have today, Wednesday 5 August, reimposed some lockdown restrictions in Aberdeen after a recent outbreak. To limit the outbreak, the Scottish government, in line with the local health team and Aberdeen City Council, has agreed the following new advice: People should not travel more than five miles for leisure purposes Travelling for work or education is permitted, but other travel is not advised Do not travel to Aberdeen Do not go into each others’ houses (with the exception of extended household groups) All indoor and outdoor hospitality …
What will travel look like in the future?
Views sought on Regional Transport Strategy Cast your mind back to the year 2000 – can you remember how you travelled to, from or within the North East? Travel in our region has transformed in the last 20 years. Back then we had not long said farewell to the green and yellow buses of Grampian Regional Transport. We were eight years away from having the new bus station at Union Square. There was no railway station at Laurencekirk, no terminal extension at the airport, no Diamond Bridge. Work on the …
Weekend lane closures on A92 North Anderson Drive
From Transport Scotland: A92 road users are advised that there will be one lane closed in both directions on the A92 North Anderson Drive at the Haudagain Roundabout for four consecutive weekends beginning Friday 24 July. The lane closures will commence at 7 pm each Friday evening until 7 am each Monday morning, to allow continuous 24 hour working during these periods. In addition, during this period, one lane on the southbound carriageway of the A92 North Anderson Drive will remain closed from 27 July for approximately 10 days. These …
People asked to keep up the fantastic walking and cycling habits from lockdown
A campaign was launched today to encourage people across the North-east to ‘keep it up’ with the good walking, cycling and wheeling habits from lockdown. Both cycling and walking increased by huge percentages in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, including an overall 85% rise in walking and cycling in the city. The City and Shire Councils and transport partnership Nestrans are banding together to encourage residents across the region to keep on cycling and walking as much as possible rather than driving as it’s good for people’s health and bank balances, good for …
Nestrans Board Round-Up
Regional Transport Strategy approved for consultation alongside work to understand the impact of Covid-19 on travel behaviour. A ten-week consultation to continue the discussion on the draft Regional Transport Strategy will start this summer. The Nestrans’ draft Regional Transport Strategy (RTS) will shape transport policies and actions for the period up until 2040. Board members discussed the most recent version of the draft on the 24 June. Introducing the proposed strategy, Nestrans Director Rab Dickson said that he believed the plan was “realistic”, yet “ambitious”. The strategy looks to address …
Advertisement of the Nestrans Unaudited Annual Accounts 2019/20
The full public advertisement of the Nestrans unaudited annual accounts for 2019/20 can be viewed here. The Nestrans Board considered the unaudited annual accounts for 2019/20 when they met on 24 June 2020 (the June Board reports can be viewed here) and following their approval, the unaudited annual accounts for 2019/20 are now also available to view here or within the documents section of the Nestrans website within the Statement of Accounts heading.
North East transport strategy prepares for wide-ranging consultation
The transport vision and direction for the north east for the next 20 years enters its last lap. Nestrans’ draft Regional Transport Strategy (RTS) will shape transport policies and actions for the period up until 2040. Next week Nestrans Board members will discuss the full draft document along with proposals for a final round of consultation. As the Regional Transport Partnership for the North East of Scotland, Nestrans has a statutory duty to produce and deliver the strategy, known as ‘Nestrans 2040’. To date, the strategy has had input from …
Aberdeenshire Council submission to Spaces for People fund is successful
Press release from Aberdeenshire Council: Aberdeenshire Council has been successful in its £310,000 project bid to ensure people are able to safely access services in town centres while maintaining physical distancing. Following constructive discussions with Sustrans – which administers the £30 million fund in behalf of the Scottish Government – Aberdeenshire Council’s submission was successful. The funding will cover 100% of the cost of these temporary infrastructure projects to provide safe walking, wheeling and cycling as the lockdown is eased. Immediate priority is to be given to the North-east town …
New physical distancing measures to make city centre safe
Press release from Aberdeen City Council: As part of the Council’s response to Phase 1 of the Scottish Government’s Route Map for easing COVID-19 restrictions, we are working with partners, including NHS Grampian, to allow activity to safely resume in the city centre. Work is starting tomorrow (Saturday 30 May) on widening pavements to allow for better physical distancing for pedestrians. Aberdeen City Council was awarded a £1.76 million grant on Monday (25 May) from the Scottish Government’s Spaces for People fund to carry out the temporary works which helps …
Social distancing plans for city streets to support the NHS are given the go-ahead
From Aberdeen City Council: An ambitious plan by Aberdeen City Council to allow for social distancing in city streets to help ensure the safe emergence from the coronavirus lockdown was today awarded a £1.76million grant from the Scottish Government’s Spaces for People fund. The grant will pay/go towards a roll out of temporary measures to allow people to walk, cycle, and queue for buses and shopping while adhering to social distancing guidance. Measures taking place include pedestrianisation, pavement widening, temporary bike lanes, and one-way walking systems and work will start …