Scottish transport secretary slams Galliford Try boss as Aberdeen bypass delayed again

By Jordan Marshall2018-11-02T10:21:00

The problem-riddled project was originally due to open in spring 2017

The Scottish transport secretary has taken a crack at Galliford Try boss Peter Truscott as further delays to the problem-plagued Aberdeen bypass emerge.

In the latest episode of the saga cabinet secretary for transport, infrastructure and connectivity, Michael Matheson has urged the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) contractors Balfour Beatty and Galliford Try to “stop deliberating and start acting”.

Matheson said discussions to open a 31.5km section of the road from Craibstone to Stonehaven and Charleston have taken place but that it requires a change to the original contract which the contractors have not agreed to. The contractors’ lenders are also required to sign-off the change.

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