Council:

Aberdeen City Council

Type:

Traffic

Published:
Expires:
Address:
Orchard Street & Spital

Location: Orchard Street & Spital
Restriction Type: Road Closure
From: 23 Jul 2021 08:00
Until: 02 Sep 2021 17:00

Aberdeen City Council has made the above-named order in terms of its powers under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984

The effect of the order is to impose a temporary prohibition of driving on the following streets:

Orchard Street, Aberdeen, between its junctions with Orchard Road and King Street from 08:00 on 23rd July, 2021, until 17:00 on 24th July, 2021. An alternative route is available via King Street, University Road and Orchard Road; Orchard Road, Aberdeen, from its junction with Orchard Street to the gable end of number 1 Orchard Road from 08:00 on 26th July, 2021, until 17:00 on 27th July, 2021. An alternative route is available via Orchard Street, King Street and University Road; Orchard Place, Aberdeen, from the boundary between number 10 and 12 Orchard Place to the gable end of number 11 Orchard Place from 08:00 on 28th July, 2021, until 17:00 on 29th July, 2021. An alternative route is available via Orchard Street, Spital and Spital Walk; Orchard Road, Aberdeen, the boundary between number 30 and 32 Orchard Road to the gable end of number 40 Orchard Road from 08:00 on 2nd August, 2021, until 17:00 on 3rd August, 2021. An alternative route is available via Orchard Street, King Street and University Road; Merkland Road, Aberdeen, from its junction with Spital to the gable end of number 30 Merkland Road from 08:00 on 4th August, 2021, until 17:00 on 5th August, 2021. An alternative route is available via King Street, Orchard Street and Spital.

Access to properties will be maintained, but no through traffic will be possible.

There will be a temporary one-way restriction on Spital, Aberdeen, between its junctions with Merkland Road and Orchard Street from 08:00 on 7th August, 2021, until 07:00 on 8th August, 2021 and also from 08:00 on 14th August, 2021, until 07:00 on 15th August, 2021. The permitted direction of travel will be northbound only. An alternative route for southbound vehicles is available via Orchard Street, King Street and Merkland Road.

There will also be a prohibition of waiting on either side on the following streets between 08:00 and 17:00 Mon-Sat; Auckland Place, Merkland Place, Merkland Road, Orchard Place, Orchard Road, Orchard Street, Orchard Street Lane, Orchard Walk, Spital, St Peters Gate, St Peters Place, Aberdeen from 08:00 on 23rd July, 2021, until 17:00 on 2nd September, 2021.

Due to any ongoing Covid-19 restrictions, the no-waiting restrictions will not be implemented for the full duration of the order and will only be implemented as and when required.

The no-waiting restrictions will be demarcated by the use of no-waiting cones for no more than 50 metres at a time. For an update as to when the no-waiting restrictions will be implemented please contact GCU (UK) Ltd on 07940333452

The measures are necessary to protect public safety during duct laying works being carried out by City Fibre.

Legislation Information

Roads Infrastructure Manager, Aberdeen City Council, Town House, Aberdeen.
View on Scottish Road Works Online.