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AGCC comment on AWPR appeals decision

Kate Yuill, Policy & Communications Manager at Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce said:

“We welcome the decision of Lord Tyre to refuse these appeals. The AWPR has already cost £113 million without a single piece of tarmac being laid due to delays as a result of these legal challenges. Transport problems, particularly congestion, remain one the most significant issues facing our members.

“We now look forward to work beginning on this project as soon as possible which will create the starting point for our other key transport projects including the Haudagain improvements and the dualling of the A90 between Balmedie and Tipperty.

“The AWPR will bring major benefits to the North-east as a whole, reducing congestion and journey times, which have hindered the economic potential of this region for too long. Hopefully the objectors will now accept that the democratic process which gave them the opportunity for legal challenge has now been completed and allow the project to get underway.”

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