Work is continuing on the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie to Tipperty (AWPR/B-T) project.

A section of the B9000 Newburgh to Pitmedden Road is set to shut for five days this weekend to allow a temporary diversion to be built.

The new road layout will provide access to the A90 while further construction works are carried out on the £745 million development.

The road section will close from 6am on Saturday, 13 May and will reopen with a new temporary alignment at 6am Thursday, 18 May. Diversions will be sign-posted.

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A Transport Scotland spokesperson said: "This road closure is necessary to complete the new temporary diversion of the B9000 Newburgh to Pitmedden Road, which will provide access to the A90 while AWPR/B-T works are undertaken nearby. The accompanying speed restriction will remain in place until the new road opens.

"We would like to suggest to road users that they should give themselves some additional travelling time to enable them to reach their destination safely and on time while this road closure is in place. We would also like to ask road users to drive with more caution than usual, so that they can become accustomed to the new temporary diversion and the new speed restriction in place."

(LM/MH)