Balfour chief had doubts about Aberdeen bypass December finish date, minutes reveal

By Will Ing2019-01-08T06:00:00

Contractors insisted job would be done by new year – but work restarted this week

Minutes of a November meeting attended by Leo Quinn and the Scottish transport secretary show Balfour Beatty’s boss had doubts about whether the Aberdeen bypass could be finished in 2018.

Last month, representatives of both Balfour Beatty and Galliford Try, the firms building the delayed road, told the Scottish parliament they expected to finish the final section before Christmas – with Balfour telling investors it would be done by the end of 2018 in a trading update on 14 December.

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