More than £460,000 is to be invested to regenerate cycle and pedestrian links in Aberdeen.

Routes in and around Heathryfold Park, Middlefield and Northfield are to be upgraded after Councillors accepted a £469,094 grant from national body Sustrans to fund the work.

The scheme is designed to increase the accessibility and usage of paths that cross Heathryfold Park and routes which link with the part, improve the night-time accessibility of the paths and increase the number of journeys made by cycle and on foot in Middlefield and Northfield by enhancing active travel routes.


A procurement exercise will be undertaken to deliver the improvements. The committee's decision is subject to confirmation from legal and finance officers that the grant funding conditions can be met.

Council Co-Leader Douglas Lumsden said: "Middlefield and Northfield has been the focus of a number of regeneration projects in recent years and the improvements to the cycle and pedestrian links are part of that bigger picture, enhancing safety for those using the routes and in turn providing better access to the expanding range of community facilities.

"It is also in line with our commitment throughout Aberdeen to encourage sustainable transport as we work toward increasing the proportion of journeys being made on foot and bicycle. We welcome the Sustrans funding and look forward to moving forward with the project."

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