AWPR Appeal rejected
Discussion
PaulD86 said:
The word is that for the first week or so there will be around 5 traffic cars constantly patrolling it. Now obviously no one on here would think of using it to do any sort of engine testing as we are all very responsible. But that may be worth noting.... 
I would never do anything like that...but thanks for the heads up!Shaved about 6 minutes off my commute, Inverurie to Kingswells.
i usually hang a right at blackburn and use the clinterty back road.
other than a dizzy bint in an A1 pootling in the wrong lane and making a massive arse of the Craibstone roundabout, it was painless.
will try again tonight going the other way for a comparison.
i usually hang a right at blackburn and use the clinterty back road.
other than a dizzy bint in an A1 pootling in the wrong lane and making a massive arse of the Craibstone roundabout, it was painless.
will try again tonight going the other way for a comparison.
Fantastic, absolutely fantastic. 15m from Craibstone to Charleston. Saved me 20m and that was with the f
ked traffic on Wellington Rd (collapsed manhole)
Now if they could finish the Inverurie bypass that’ll save me another 10m...
This is probably 20 years too late but we’ll take it for granted for ever more.
ked traffic on Wellington Rd (collapsed manhole)Now if they could finish the Inverurie bypass that’ll save me another 10m...
This is probably 20 years too late but we’ll take it for granted for ever more.
Captain Benzo said:
Shaved about 6 minutes off my commute, Inverurie to Kingswells.
i usually hang a right at blackburn and use the clinterty back road.
other than a dizzy bint in an A1 pootling in the wrong lane and making a massive arse of the Craibstone roundabout, it was painless.
will try again tonight going the other way for a comparison.
I think I read that initially you won’t be able to join AWPR northbound from Kingswells, so good if you’re able to confirm.i usually hang a right at blackburn and use the clinterty back road.
other than a dizzy bint in an A1 pootling in the wrong lane and making a massive arse of the Craibstone roundabout, it was painless.
will try again tonight going the other way for a comparison.
Live and work in town but the traffic in the city seemed a lot lighter today around the usual rat-runs. Long may that continue.
abzmike said:
I think I read that initially you won’t be able to join AWPR northbound from Kingswells, so good if you’re able to confirm.
Is it not the next junction north of the main Kingswells one that can't be joined northbound? Something to do with the temporary setup to get traffic off of there because it's still closed a bit further on at the Don bridge?8bit said:
Is it not the next junction north of the main Kingswells one that can't be joined northbound? Something to do with the temporary setup to get traffic off of there because it's still closed a bit further on at the Don bridge?
Yes, I think you're right. The Express describes the junctions, and there are two for Kingswells.One thing I noticed this morning was that coming on the old back 'woggle' road from Lynne of Skene to Tyerbagger, I was the only vehicle.. nice.
abzmike said:
Yes, I think you're right. The Express describes the junctions, and there are two for Kingswells.
One thing I noticed this morning was that coming on the old back 'woggle' road from Lynne of Skene to Tyerbagger, I was the only vehicle.. nice.
That'll be because it's a terrible road that nobody in their right mind would use if they can avoid it One thing I noticed this morning was that coming on the old back 'woggle' road from Lynne of Skene to Tyerbagger, I was the only vehicle.. nice.
abzmike said:
I rather enjoy the 3 miles of sharp bends and straights, and the schuss through the woods! Happy to have it to myself...
It’s really poorly sighted though. If you could see what was coming the other way, I agree it’d be good fun. I guess it’s fine in the dark though, as you’ll see the lights.
Great to see the road finally open. So many colleagues with a smile on their face this morning after shaving 20\30 mins off their commute.
However, coming from town out to Westhill was awful this evening at around 5pm, much worse than normal. It was queued back from the Lang Stracht to the bypass roundabout. Guess until this morning you never had to stop there, now lots of traffic coming from Westhill heading to Stonehaven interrupting the flow.
Edited - Evening Express have caught onto this - https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/local/lat...
I can't see this changing. Guess there will always be winners and losers. Thankfully it's not my normal commute, in fact the bypass will have little impact on daily life.
However, coming from town out to Westhill was awful this evening at around 5pm, much worse than normal. It was queued back from the Lang Stracht to the bypass roundabout. Guess until this morning you never had to stop there, now lots of traffic coming from Westhill heading to Stonehaven interrupting the flow.
Edited - Evening Express have caught onto this - https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/local/lat...
I can't see this changing. Guess there will always be winners and losers. Thankfully it's not my normal commute, in fact the bypass will have little impact on daily life.
Edited by scz4 on Wednesday 12th December 18:56
rossub said:
It’s really poorly sighted though. If you could see what was coming the other way, I agree it’d be good fun.
I guess it’s fine in the dark though, as you’ll see the lights.
Agreed, need to be careful...I guess it’s fine in the dark though, as you’ll see the lights.
Seems that the AWPR itself is the best invention since sliced bread... however the effect on link roads on tonight’s evidence is not so good. Westhill road was apparently very busy, and the roads round Dyce rammed when I left. Hopefully it will settle down when the last bit is filled in, and hopefully some tweaking on traffic light sequencing which is a mess. Oh and when people realise the Craibstone roundabout marking and lanes have been relaid!
The signalling will no doubt be tweaked and the opening of the final section should help Dyce. I wonder if the full opening of the northern Kingswell junction will help the A944 issues. I am certainly sure it will be being looked at.
After my warning yesterday about cops I've had reports of people being pulled over on it already. It really isn't the place to speed right now guys.
After my warning yesterday about cops I've had reports of people being pulled over on it already. It really isn't the place to speed right now guys.
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