Roads closed for Aberdeen Armed Forces Day Parade

A number of Aberdeen roads are closed to traffic this morning, as the Armed Forces Day parade gets underway.

That starts at 11.00am on Union Street - serving personnel and veterans will make the walk down the city centre street celebrating the history of our armed forces.

What you need to know:

Roads closed from 9.00am to 11.30am:

• Albyn Place between its junctions with Albyn Grove and Victoria Street

• Alford Place, Aberdeen, between its junctions with Victoria Street and Union Street

Roads closed from 10.45am to 12.30pm:

• Union Street between its junctions with Holburn Street and Castle Street

• Back Wynd between its junctions with Schoolhill and Union Street

• Castle Street between its junctions with Union Street and King Street

• King Street between its junctions with Castle Street and West North Street.

• Chapel Street between its junctions with Union Street and Thistle Street

No right turns from 10.45 to 12.30pm:

• From King Street on to West North Street

• From Rosemount Viaduct on to Skene Street

• From Holburn Street on to Willowbank Road

No left turns from 10.45am to 12.30pm there will be prohibitions of left turns

• From Hadden Street on to Market Street

The one-way restriction will be suspended from 10.45am to 12.30pm:

• On Exchequer Row and Shiprow.

No waiting from 10.00am to 1.00pm with the exception of any waiting taxi, on the West side of Chapel Street, Aberdeen, north of the junction with Thistle Street for 53 metres or thereby. Also on either side of the pocket park area of Schoolhill, Aberdeen, including disabled bays. These are to provide a temporary taxi rank for this period.

Later opening time for car park:

Due to the road closures nearby, the Marischal College car park which is accessed from Queen Street, will open later than usual at 1.00pm. All other city centre car parks will be open as normal.