Safety review plan for Aberdeen bypass
A safety review of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) is to be carried out after a series of crashes on the route, the transport secretary has confirmed.
Transport Secretary
Call for meeting over axed Aberdeen to Gatwick flights
A north-east politician has called for a meeting with the Transport Secretary to discuss concerns over the loss of flights from Aberdeen to Gatwick.
Council to ask transport secretary to stop First Aberdeen putting ‘profit before passengers’
Aberdeen City Council will ask the Scottish transport secretary to use any power at his disposal to stop First Bus putting “profit before passengers”.
MSPs hit out as Transport Secretary snubs A96 campaigners
Politicians have hit out at the Transport Secretary for failing to meet campaigners over plans to dual a north-east road.
Call to halt A96 dualling consultation
Calls have been made to halt a consultation on options for dualling a major north-east road.
Concerns over Aberdeen bypass ‘corner-cutting’ claim
Transport Secretary Michael Matheson has said Aberdeen Roads Limited (ARL), contractors for the project, have been cautioned against “cutting corners” in order to get the route open in time for January.
Transport Secretary insists contractor is to blame for Aberdeen bypass delay
Contractors behind the AWPR project have not been “entirely straight” with the Scottish Government, the Transport Secretary Michael Matheson today claimed.