Compulsory purchase orders (CPO) are to be drawn up to proceed with the £26.4 million Berryden Corridor Improvement Scheme in Aberdeen.

A recommendation to start the process was approved by the council on Wednesday, 14 December.

Officers will continue to attempt voluntary acquisition of buildings on the route. Staff will then submit the completed documents to a future local authority meeting for resolution on making the compulsory purchase orders.

Derelict buildings on Powis Terrace have been selected for demolition over the coming weeks, which will allow work to proceed on the major investment scheme.

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It is one of several projects worth a total of £560m, including the third Don crossing, the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route and the A96 Dyce Park and Choose and Link Road.

Once completed, the Berryden Corridor Improvement Scheme will help alleviate traffic congestion around the city.

Cllr Ross Grant said: "Our aim is to work to work closely and positively with communities and residents as the plans progress.

"While we still hope to acquire the properties on the route of the improvement scheme through ongoing discussions with property owners, we are taking this step in tandem to ensure that we deliver, on time, this £26.4 million scheme that will benefit motorists, cyclists and pedestrians, making it easier to get around the city.

"The Berryden Corridor Improvement Scheme is of vital to the city's transport infrastructure which in turn supports our ambitious transformational projects such as the City Centre Masterplan."

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