Fact File: Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR)

AWPR: Traffic in Aberdeen's centre would be reduced according to estimates.© STV

Estimated cost: £653m

Length: 28 miles

Estimated economic benefit in north-east: £4.25billion by five years after completion, which would be sustained over the next 25 years.

Estimated additional employment in north-east: 3120 jobs by five years after completion, which would be sustained over the next 25 years.

Estimated economic benefit in Scotland: £3.5billion over the 30 years following completion.

Estimated additional employment in Scotland: 630 jobs.

Signatures on petition against bypass: More than 15,000

Vehicles: More than 43,000 vehicles will use the road each day according to estimates.

Route: Would join the A90 from Blackdog to Stonehaven.

Estimated city traffic reduction: Will remove around 5% of traffic from travelling through Aberdeen city centre.

Cutting congestion estimates in the year of opening the route:

  • 8,800 fewer vehicles (20%) on A90 North Anderson Drive approaching Haudagain roundabout

  • 6,800 fewer (14%) at A96 Auchmill Road west of Haudagain roundabout

  • 4,500 fewer (26%) on the Parkway

  • 4,400 fewer (18%) on the A90 (Denmore)

  • 8,600 fewer (31%) on the A90 North of Stonehaven

  • 5,600 fewer (14%) on the A90 at Bridge of Dee roundabout

  • 2,900 fewer (26%) on the A93 east of the AWPR (at Milltimber)

  • 8,300 fewer (22%) on Anderson Drive

  • 3,400 fewer (10%) on Market Street

  • 2,900 fewer (14%) on the A947 (River Don)

  • 5,600 fewer (14%) on the A956 (River Don)

  • 5,700 fewer vehicles (93%) on the Peterculter to Elrick road (B979)

  • 3,400 fewer vehicles (72%) on the Netherley road (B979)

  • 12,700 fewer vehicles (74%) on the Kingswells to Newhills/Bucksburn road

Estimated HGV impact:

  • A93 (Milltimber), 82% reduction in year of opening

  • A944 (Kingswells), 12% reduction in year of opening

  • A96 (Auchmill Road), 23% reduction in year of opening

  • A947 (River Don), 10% reduction in year of opening

Estimated Goods vehicles impact:

  • North of Stonehaven, 32% reduction in year of opening

  • King George VI Bridge, 21% reduction in year of opening

  • Anderson Drive, 28% reduction in year of opening

  • North Anderson Drive, 30% reduction in year of opening

  • Parkway, 20% reduction in year of opening

  • Denmore, 36% reduction in year of opening

  • A956 (River Don), 23% reduction in year of opening

  • The total annual average daily traffic volume entering the Anderson Drive section of the A90 is predicted to reduce by 18% in 2012.

Estimated Journey times:

  • Stonehaven-Dyce: Cut by 49% or 28 minutes

  • Peterculter-Bridge of Don: Cut by 46% of 21 minutes

  • Westhill-Altens: Cut by 28% or ten minutes

  • Tullos-AECC: Cut by 22% or eight minutes

  • Ellon-Portlethen: Cut by 36% or 22 mins

  • Cove-Kirkhill: Cut by 47% or 20 mins

  • Bridge of Don–Airport: Cut by 35% or 10 mins.

Safety

If the AWPR goes ahead predicted reduction in the year of opening of:

  • one fatal

  • nine serious

  • 72 slight accident casualties

Estimated reduced business costs

  • Oil and gas - estimated to reduce costs by 2% by five years after completion

  • Food and beverages manufacturing - estimated to increase sales by 1% and reduce costs by 5% by five years after completion

  • Non-food manufacturing - estimated to increase sales by 1.3% and reduce costs by 2.5% by five years after completion

  • Retail - estimated to increase sales by 5% and reduce costs by 1.7% by five years after completion

  • Tourism - estimated to increase sales by 5.6% and reduce costs by 2.5% by five years after completion

  • Haulage and distribution - estimate to reduce costs by 3.3% by five years after completion

  • Business services - estimated to reduce costs by 5% by five years after completion