MTM Construction is to begin building a new £230,000 cycle/footway path in Aberdeenshire.

The contractor will develop the scheme in Inverurie and the path is the first in a network proposed to span a 60-hectare riverside park. In addition, it will link the Osprey Village housing development with the town centre.

The overall development will connect the existing bridge at Uryside to the centre of Inverurie via existing shared cycle/footways. The path will also be built to withstand flood water and will have solar-powered way markers along its 650-metre length.

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Managing Director of MTM, Doug Milne, said: "We are very pleased to have been awarded the tender, particularly as we are a local company. We have a lot of experience working in similar environments and are keen to make a start to the path construction."

Garioch Area Committee chairman, Fergus Hood, added: "We are delighted that this project is now moving forward – working in a floodplain has presented us with a number of challenges but we expect work to start in the next few weeks.

"The path will be three metres wide and will allow people to walk or cycle from Osprey Village across the bridge into Inverurie. This will provide an alternative to walking or cycling along the busy Souterford Road."

(LM/JP)