Aberdeen Harbour Board
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The Harbour Board have declared a need to expand the port facilities. This probably is partly driven by a Scottish Gov. directive to ensure strategic use of the port to service offshore windy things and all those cruise liners that clog up the harbour.
The preferred expansion appears to be a major excavation of the Nigg Bay area.
Check out www.aberdeenharbour-future.co.uk
The accompanying wee promo clip shows the new harbour nestling neatly in the bay with no encroachment on the adjoining landmass. Even the the old road still runs by the lighthouse and on to Cove.
What a load of rubbish. There is no way that that road can exist with the projected development.
I'm all for anything that will help our local economy and provide jobs. But, why lie about the impact it'll have ? That Sunday morning blast along a neat wee road will be but a memory. Then again, perhaps the road itself negatively impacted on some people long before the benefits of mass communication.
Perhaps that nice Mr Wood could chuck some of his spare spondoolicks into preserving our wee bit of coastline?
The preferred expansion appears to be a major excavation of the Nigg Bay area.
Check out www.aberdeenharbour-future.co.uk
The accompanying wee promo clip shows the new harbour nestling neatly in the bay with no encroachment on the adjoining landmass. Even the the old road still runs by the lighthouse and on to Cove.
What a load of rubbish. There is no way that that road can exist with the projected development.
I'm all for anything that will help our local economy and provide jobs. But, why lie about the impact it'll have ? That Sunday morning blast along a neat wee road will be but a memory. Then again, perhaps the road itself negatively impacted on some people long before the benefits of mass communication.
Perhaps that nice Mr Wood could chuck some of his spare spondoolicks into preserving our wee bit of coastline?
I saw a presentation by the Harbour Board on this. They are looking at ways to address the road/traffic issue and, to be fair, it's still early days. I saw them drilling in Nigg bay a few weeks ago, so I think they're still doing the feasibility stuff. No doubt it'll all come out during the consultation.
Given the harbour is the main source of Aberdeen's prosperity and that the Harbour Board is a trust run for the benefit of the city, I'd be inclined to give them the benefit of the doubt.
Given the harbour is the main source of Aberdeen's prosperity and that the Harbour Board is a trust run for the benefit of the city, I'd be inclined to give them the benefit of the doubt.
niccis dad said:
The Harbour Board have declared a need to expand the port facilities. This probably is partly driven by a Scottish Gov. directive to ensure strategic use of the port to service offshore windy things and all those cruise liners that clog up the harbour.
The harbour board say it's to service the existing customers. The harbour is already at capacity and could do more if they had the quay space.
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