Work finishes on Aberdeen bypass but problem bridge still needs sign-off

By Will Ing2019-01-23T06:01:00

Scottish transport secretary says he has been forced to warn Balfour Beatty and Galliford Try not to ‘cut corners’

Construction work on the final stage of the Aberdeen bypass has finished but contractors Balfour Beatty and Galliford Try have been told not to cut corners on safety checks by the Scottish transport secretary as their end-of-the-month deadline to complete the road looms.

The pair, through the Aberdeen Roads joint venture, are now scrambling to sign-off remedial work to a 350m bridge over the River Don.

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