Contractors Diack and Macaulay are to start refurbishment work on Deeside bridge in Aberdeenshire.

The work on the A957 Durris Bridge at Crathes will begin on Monday, 11 September and will last for 14 weeks.

The bridge requires essential maintenance to ensure it continues to be safe for all road users. The structure carries the Slug Road across the River Dee.

The work includes the replacement of movement joints including alterations to the concrete bridge deck, application of a protective paint coating to the ends of the main girders, deck waterproofing repairs as well as new road and footway surfacing.

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Aberdeenshire Council's Structures Manager, Donald MacPherson, said: "This major bridge is a key part of the Aberdeenshire road network and this work is essential to safeguard a vital local asset.

"The work has been carefully planned to ensure disruption to road users is kept to an absolute minimum, with the work being carried out in the shortest timeframe possible.

"Although these closures can be inconvenient, if we do not maintain our roads and bridges the consequences for their long term future are obvious."

(CD/MH)