Ah, but I'm multilingual - I've moved around a lot (Lanarkshire, Dunbartonshire, Borders, Edinburgh, Fife).Nwallace wrote:Cid be tae save translatyon costs? Thir's nae point gien the info in Inglis whan the loons an Quines aw spik doric.Halmyre wrote:Not going to be avaialable on line?
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It just won't be online until the 30th. It says you will be able to view online.Halmyre wrote:Not going to be avaialable on line?
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My Gran is the same, one minute you've got Lallans, next you've got Doric (Well actually Mearns) and the next you're into Midlands Scots.Halmyre wrote:Ah, but I'm multilingual - I've moved around a lot (Lanarkshire, Dunbartonshire, Borders, Edinburgh, Fife).Nwallace wrote:Cid be tae save translatyon costs? Thir's nae point gien the info in Inglis whan the loons an Quines aw spik doric.Halmyre wrote:Not going to be avaialable on line?
I'm not sure she actually speaks English at all.
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The 50mph section at Laurencekirk seems to cause the traffic to platoon a little bit actually making it more difficult to cross the carriageway. It’s a bad junction though and desperately needs GSJed
I’m really hoping that the Scottish govt use Laurencekirk as a catalyst for other improvements on the A90.
Close the gaps, close some of the private access roads and create local access roads with proper LILO junctions.
Also there’s a stretch I think south of Laurencekirk where the surface is horrific - I think it’s concrete like the stretch that has just been replaced at Kinross in the M90
I’m really hoping that the Scottish govt use Laurencekirk as a catalyst for other improvements on the A90.
Close the gaps, close some of the private access roads and create local access roads with proper LILO junctions.
Also there’s a stretch I think south of Laurencekirk where the surface is horrific - I think it’s concrete like the stretch that has just been replaced at Kinross in the M90
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You’ll be thinking of the Brechin bypass, which is indeed concrete. It’s actually arguably one of the highest standard sections of carriageway on the A90 between Dundee and Aberdeen (in terms of having what could almost be considered a hard shoulder, and no gaps in the central reservation). The surface however isn’t great in places, in particular in lane 1, but I think it’s still better than the M90 was. Or indeed part of the M74 as it was until about 10 years ago!
Agreed about the hope for further junction improvements - they are needed. Existing DC sections of the A9 will apparently be improved when the new bits are done, including Stirling to Perth. Perth to Dundee has seen gaps closed - need the same to Stonehaven at least, where possible!
Agreed about the hope for further junction improvements - they are needed. Existing DC sections of the A9 will apparently be improved when the new bits are done, including Stirling to Perth. Perth to Dundee has seen gaps closed - need the same to Stonehaven at least, where possible!
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There have been improvements north of Stoney in recent times - Findon, Duffshill and Banchory Devenick to the north of Charleston. Would the likes of Bourtreebush(Bruntland Rd/Durris) and Muchalls not benefit from some kind of upgrade?orudge wrote:You’ll be thinking of the Brechin bypass, which is indeed concrete. It’s actually arguably one of the highest standard sections of carriageway on the A90 between Dundee and Aberdeen (in terms of having what could almost be considered a hard shoulder, and no gaps in the central reservation). The surface however isn’t great in places, in particular in lane 1, but I think it’s still better than the M90 was. Or indeed part of the M74 as it was until about 10 years ago!
Agreed about the hope for further junction improvements - they are needed. Existing DC sections of the A9 will apparently be improved when the new bits are done, including Stirling to Perth. Perth to Dundee has seen gaps closed - need the same to Stonehaven at least, where possible!
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The bridge of muchalls bends would be a +1 for upgrade for me as well but it might be quite a challenging one to resolve as any over or under bridge structures would probably need to be located south of the bends due to topography
Not as simple as closing the gaps
Not as simple as closing the gaps
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The embankment at the Muchalls Bends is slowly collapsing and needs major earthworks.GrahameCase wrote:The bridge of muchalls bends would be a +1 for upgrade for me as well but it might be quite a challenging one to resolve as any over or under bridge structures would probably need to be located south of the bends due to topography
Not as simple as closing the gaps
Hence the temporary barrier.
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It's a Continously Reinforced Concrete Pavement, no joints, only day joints where pours have been completed.orudge wrote:You’ll be thinking of the Brechin bypass, which is indeed concrete. It’s actually arguably one of the highest standard sections of carriageway on the A90 between Dundee and Aberdeen (in terms of having what could almost be considered a hard shoulder, and no gaps in the central reservation). The surface however isn’t great in places, in particular in lane 1, but I think it’s still better than the M90 was. Or indeed part of the M74 as it was until about 10 years ago!
Agreed about the hope for further junction improvements - they are needed. Existing DC sections of the A9 will apparently be improved when the new bits are done, including Stirling to Perth. Perth to Dundee has seen gaps closed - need the same to Stonehaven at least, where possible!
The amount of cracking is unreal, due to thermal movement. Which leads to chunks of concrete spalling off the reinforcement. Not helped by years of road salt corroding the steel (note the rusty stains on the surface)
Hope the thin blacktop overlay on the AWPR keeps it sealed, or they face a similar problem in 10 years time.
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I was actually thinking more about the village itself rather than the bends. The village has a population of only around 500, so a GSJ is clearly out of the question. They could build a link road along the coast to Newtonhill to take advantage of the GSJ there. But this is a low capacity junction and this will become more stressed in the future as the Chapelton of Elsick new town expands. The road itself will not be cheap either, but it would help with bus access to the village. Aberdeen bound passengers have to cross the A90 to access the bus stop with all the danger that this entails.GrahameCase wrote:The bridge of muchalls bends would be a +1 for upgrade for me as well but it might be quite a challenging one to resolve as any over or under bridge structures would probably need to be located south of the bends due to topography
Not as simple as closing the gaps
As far as the bends go, the opening of the AWPR and the reduced traffic levels should mean that there is much less urgency to straighten the bends on the soon to be A92.
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I presume that a permanent repair will be undertaken here once the bypass opens?novaecosse wrote:The embankment at the Muchalls Bends is slowly collapsing and needs major earthworks.GrahameCase wrote:The bridge of muchalls bends would be a +1 for upgrade for me as well but it might be quite a challenging one to resolve as any over or under bridge structures would probably need to be located south of the bends due to topography
Not as simple as closing the gaps
Hence the temporary barrier.
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https://www.transport.gov.scot/news/upg ... -junction/ Laurencekirk options published today
Motorways travelled 2019 - M90 - M9 - M80 - M8 -M77 - M73 -A74(M) -M6-M42-M40 -A404(M) - M4 - M5 -M50 -M56 much better so far than last year
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The Courier has more options:
https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/lo ... irst-time/
The Beeb has this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-n ... d-41801985
https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/lo ... irst-time/
The Beeb has this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-n ... d-41801985
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It seems the full details aren't quite available on the Transport Scotland site yet (the exhibition only started a few minutes ago though), but looking at the Courier, option 1 would probably be my preference - it'd be nice to see more full-sized GSJs rather than cheap and cheerful compact GSJs with tight sliproads and short merge areas. Option 2 would still be greatly better than nothing of course!
Option 3 I guess would help to close off the gaps at both ends, and while I don't find it particular offensive, I'm not sure it's my favourite option. It looks like you'd still have basically T-junctions onto and off the A90 except in the case of A937 -> A90 northbound (where a merge lane was added a few years ago), and the opposite movement which does have a decent sliproad.
Option 3 I guess would help to close off the gaps at both ends, and while I don't find it particular offensive, I'm not sure it's my favourite option. It looks like you'd still have basically T-junctions onto and off the A90 except in the case of A937 -> A90 northbound (where a merge lane was added a few years ago), and the opposite movement which does have a decent sliproad.
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Option 1 wins it for me, although Laurencekirk N would have to be turned into either a LILO or a northbound entry only.
I hope this also means that the B9120 is rerouted to meet the GSJ rather than leaving an at-grade junction in close proximity.
I hope this also means that the B9120 is rerouted to meet the GSJ rather than leaving an at-grade junction in close proximity.
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Option 1 or 2 and turning the north junction into a LILO
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My feedback has been submitted, anything that leaves central reserve gaps on this route is just a non starterorudge wrote:The full plans are now online.
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Option 1 with sub-option A.
The rest are all sub-par alternatives, and Option 3 would make road safety in Laurencekirk abysmal!
The rest are all sub-par alternatives, and Option 3 would make road safety in Laurencekirk abysmal!
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Option 1 sub option A, option 2 sub option A and option 3 all look fine.
3 would give a different routing for the B road through Laurencekirk than 1 and 2 but offhand I can't say which is better. Volumes of through traffic on it are probably very low anyway.
3 would give a different routing for the B road through Laurencekirk than 1 and 2 but offhand I can't say which is better. Volumes of through traffic on it are probably very low anyway.