A busy city centre street in Aberdeen is being closed to traffic for a week to allow for “vital” resurfacing work.
Council chiefs have written to residents in Marischal Street, warning about the impending disruption with cars banned from the bridge to the bottom of the street from October 24.
The historic street is used frequently by motorists, travelling to and from the harbour, and is a popular place to park for city centre visitors.
The roadworks are expected to take around one week to complete and will involve carriageway repairs and resurfacing work from number 41 to Regent Quay.
This will result in a ban on driving between number 31 and the Harbour side street.
A letter to residents from technical officer George Greig states: “We know, and hope you appreciate, that a degree of disruption is inevitable whilst undergoing improvement measures.
“If works are completed before the projected date, we will open the southbound carriageway to traffic as soon as it is practically possible.”
In August, it was reported that transport bosses at the local authority were facing a daunting £35million roads repair bill over the next five years.
Administration transport spokesman, Ross Grant, said the repairs on Marischal Street were a sign of things to come as works continue throughout the city centre.
He added: “As improvement works continue, in order to ensure that the roads in our city centre are well-maintained for visitors and residents, we ask for patience while the works are being carried out.
“We would ask commuters to plan their journeys accordingly while the works take place.
“We want to attract as many visitors to the city centre as possible, and ensuring that the city centre is in the best possible condition helps to encourage that.”