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The Craibstone to Stonehaven and Charleston section of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) will open early on the morning of Wednesday 12 December. This significant new section of road, which includes the A90 between Stonehaven and Craibstone and the A956 between Cleanhill and Charleston, w

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Galliford Try has confirmed that the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) completion has been pushed back to December and that the delay has increased its costs on the project by a further £20 million. In a trading update to investors this morning, the contractor said the final s

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The Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) will not open in late autumn as planned with contractors tentatively targeting a December launch, Scotland’s transport secretary has admitted. In a project update presented to the Scottish Parliament yesterday, Michael Matheson MSP said the full ope

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Galliford Try has taken a further £20 million hit on the Aberdeen bypass, taking the total provision on the overrun project to £123m. The construction group said today that the £20m write-off meant it had lost £45m on the project for the full financial year due to bad weather and the impact of t

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Remedial works needed to correct defects on the new River Don bridge will not cause further delays to the completion of the Aberdeen bypass, according to Transport Scotland. The transport body confirmed that repairs were required after “minor defects” were identified in the new crossing in Dyce.

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Balfour Beatty has delivered an impressive set of half-year results despite having suffered a further £23 million hit from delays and cost increases on the Aberdeen city bypass project. The contractor confirmed today that the cash outflow on the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) scheme in 20

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Shares at Galliford Try rose over 5% this morning after the contractor achieved significant growth in both revenue and profit across the full-year period, though another financial hit is expected due to the ongoing Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) project. In a trading update, the group said

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The Scottish Government has been urged to launch an immediate investigation after it was revealed that employment agencies have been advertising for workers to operate for 15 hours a day or 80 hours a week on the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR). In one of the adverts, which were uncovered b

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Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard has urged the Scottish Government to investigate “extremely serious allegations” regarding safety issues on the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) construction project.

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Galliford Try has indicated that the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) remains on course for practical completion this summer but the firm expects to face additional costs due to delays. The £745 million project to build a 28-mile bypass around Aberdeen, already subject to delays and having

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Fresh fears of yet more delays on the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) have surfaced this week after a group of workers “downed tools” yesterday morning claiming they had not been paid.

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A beam being installed by AWPR workers on North Deeside Road Galliford Try has completed a rights issue to raise £157.6 million of new equity capital to cover over-run costs on the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie to Tipperty (AWPR) project.

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The expected opening of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) project has been deferred until Autumn 2018 – six months later than planned, economy secretary Keith Brown has confirmed. The consortium tasked with delivering the £745 million project Aberdeen Roads Limited (ARL) said the impac

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