Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route

The Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) is a major infrastructure development proposed to take place on the outskirts of Aberdeen, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. First announced in January 2003, construction began on 19 February 2015. It was approved by ministers in late 2009.

It has been particularly supported by NESTRANS, the Scottish Government's planning group for Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.

The high-speed dual carriageway is projected to cost £745 million and create an alternative route from north to south Aberdeen, bypassing the city. Currently the only dual carriageway route from north to south is through the city itself, along the original 1930s bypass, Anderson Drive, which is unsuitable for heavy goods vehicles as they cannot cross the Bridge of Dee at its south end. The city has long since expanded beyond Anderson Drive, and a bypass for Aberdeen was first proposed in 1952. In 2012, following lengthy legal delays, the project was approved and construction began in February 2015 and is due to finish in 2018.

The project also now includes an upgrade of the A90 between Balmedie and Tipperty, further north to dual carriageway.

The proposed development has been designed to have a positive impact on traffic along routes which are congested during rush hour, particularly Aberdeen's Anderson Drive, King Street and Union Street.

Other intentions of this project would be a slight reduction in traffic congestion on the bridges into central Aberdeen, which is sandwiched between the River Dee and the River Don, by reducing heavy goods vehicles that do not need to enter the city itself.

There will also be a reduction in the volume of traffic heading towards Aberdeen Airport, the adjacent industrial estates at Dyce and the new Aberdeen International Business Park. Aberdeen City Council is constructing a new six-lane Airport Link Road (ALR) to connect Aberdeen Airport and the business park with the A96 and AWPR.

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