Watch : Bypass opens for "Europe's worst bottleneck"
Ribbon cut on £49.5m Haudagain link road
Last updated 16th May 2022
It's been called the worst roundabout in Europe - but there's good news for anyone who uses the Haudagain.The new link road bypassing the roundabout opens today after a number of delays over the years - because of covid, storms and even burst gas mains.
The new dual carriageway link road will take traffic between the A92 North Anderson Drive and A96 Auchmill Road and improve traffic flow, alleviate congestion in the area and improve journey time reliability.
The opening of this £49.5 million new road will further enhance the benefits road users in the north-east are already enjoying from the £745 million investment in the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie-Tipperty project. Prior to cutting the ribbon to mark the road opening, Minister for Transport, Jenny Gilruth MSP visited the Middlefield Community Project to hear more about some of the community benefits that the Contractor, Farrans Construction, has delivered during the construction period.
With the road now open to traffic, contractor Farrans Construction will remain on site for a period of time to complete work on the side roads and to undertake necessary finishing, snagging and seasonal landscaping works.