"Resurfacing" swallows majority of £4m roads budget

by Joe Sutherland

Aberdeen City Council will plough more than half of its £4m roads and infrastructure budget into resurfacing city roads and pavements.

The Enterprise, Planning and Infrastructure Committee were in no disagreement about where to allocate the funds, and will pour just over £2m into weather-ravaged carriageways.

Potholes are a major cause of gripe for Aberdeen drivers. (Image by Joe Sutherland)

Council leader and committee convener Barney Crockett blamed "a run of exceptionally hard and prolonged winters, with temperatures varying from very low to relatively mild" for the allocation.

In a council press release, he added: "It is important that we continue to invest in the city's roads and infrastructure and maintain it as best we can.

"A considerable amount of work will be carried out in the coming months."

The council recently announced plans to spend upwards of £20m on roads and infrastructure over the next five years in an effort to kerb pothole problems.

Just over £500,000 of the remaining budget will be put towards work on pavements and footways, while drainage works and flood prevention schemes were both given £100,000 budgets.

Street lighting improvements have been given £300,000 in funding, and the remainder of the budget will go towards various safety schemes and sign replacements.