Question reference: S5W-20042
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 19 November 2018
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Current status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 29 November 2018
Question
To ask the Scottish Government when Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire councils must pay their contributions to the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) under the terms of the contract.
Answer
The funding arrangements for the AWPR element were agreed in 2003 following the decision by the then Scottish Executive to promote the AWPR/B-T project as a trunk road in partnership with Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Councils. Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Councils are funding 9.5% each of the Northern Leg and Southern Leg sections of the project. Under the terms of the contract both Local Authorities are currently paying the relevant contributions.