NESTRANS

Nestrans (The North East of Scotland Transport Partnership) is a partnership between Aberdeen City Council and Aberdeenshire Council which was a voluntary partnership until it was made statutory by the then Scottish Executive now Scottish Government, in 2006. Its main role is to develop and deliver strategic transport plans across the North East of Scotland. It is one of seven transport partnerships across Scotland and is based in King Street, Aberdeen.

Nestrans produced a Regional Transport Strategy which was approved by Scottish Ministers in 2008. A Refresh was approved by the Minister for Transport & Veterans in January 2014, providing strategic policies and proposals covering the period to 2035. Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Councils’ Local Transport Strategies are written by the respective authorities to complement the Regional Transport Strategy. The strategic work carried out by Nestrans includes planning and delivery in partnership, enhancements to the following.

This includes the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) dualling the A90 road between Balmedie and Tipperty, plans to improve the Haudagain roundabout, Bridge of Dee and Inveramsay Bridge. The organisation also commissioned a "Locking in the benefits" plan for the City and Shire to ensure that the advantages of the AWPR are maintained in the longer term.

Improvements including new park and ride sites and bus priority measures. Nestrans supported a shuttle bus between Dyce railway station and Aberdeen Airport, which is now operated commercially by Stagecoach Bluebird. Nestrans is a member of the Local Authority Bus Operators Forum which is a key organisation delivering agreed quality standards for bus services in the region

These include the re-opening of Laurencekirk railway station in May 2009, plans for a station at Kintore, increasing the number of local trains and working with Transport Scotland to improve and increase rail speeds and the number of trains serving the North East from Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness. Nestrans is also involved with the national High Speed Rail proposals, seeking to ensure that the benefits of this major national investment are also experienced in the north east of Scotland.

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