Images reveal glimpse of new look Union Street as closed stretch reopens.
A portion of Aberdeen’s Union Street has reopened for the first time this year, after months of roadworks delays.
In a significant milestone, a tiny stretch of road between Correction Wynd and St Nicholas Street been reopened to vehicles for the first time since April of last year.
Project managers hailed it as a “landmark moment” for the £17 million Granite Mile construction project.
The entire change is planned to be finished by 2026, with larger pavements and bike lanes added to the core part.
Images show taxis and cyclists as Union Street roadworks progress
Taxis, delivery vehicles, and cyclists are able to utilise the newly opened portion of Union Street.
Project managers promised that it would be open on Tuesday, however it remained closed for the majority of the day. By Wednesday morning, cabs were back on the road.
Some interested pedestrians, brollies held aloft against the bleak circumstances, were also spotted strolling along the freshly laid granite setts.
This comes after it was revealed that the reopening of the renovated route has been pushed back until next spring.
The council blamed “worker productivity,” but engineers responded by illustrating the mess they discovered after they dug below the street’s surface.
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