Road project given go ahead by Supreme Court earlier this month
The construction cost for a major road scheme in Scotland has nearly doubled to 拢653m because of delays caused by legal challenges, the Scottish government has revealed.
Earlier this month the Supreme Court granted permission for the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route, a major trunk road skirting the city, to be built ending two years of legal battles over the scheme.
This week Scottish transport minister Keith Brown, responding to a parliamentary question from local MSP Kevin Stewart, said the cost of the scheme had risen from 拢347m in 2003 to 拢653m in 2012.
鈥淭he unwanted delays caused by the protracted public local inquiry and legal challenges have resulted in a substantial increase in the overall cost of the project,鈥� he said.
He added that inflation had caused a 拢230m rise in the cost.
The Scottish government intends to bundle the construction of the Aberdeen project with a 拢92m scheme to add lanes to the A90 between Balmedie to Tipperty, bringing the total cost of the entire scheme to 拢745m.
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