Controversial plans to close a north-east street following a landslide will go back before councillors next week despite a backlash from residents.
A section of Mackenzie Crescent in Peterhead has been fenced off for more than two years, after a landslide nearby left the area unstable.
Members of the Buchan area committee deferred a decision on a permanent closure last month in order to meet with locals and will make a final judgement on Tuesday.
Aberdeenshire Council investigated various options for the clifftop route and originally called for restoration work on the slope which would allow the street to reopen, at a cost of £200,000.
However, when the bill rose to more than £600,000, the scheme was rejected. Councillors instead voted to pay about £20,000 to seal off the street permanently.
Next week, members of the council’s Buchan area committee will be asked to support a Prohibition of Vehicular Traffic Order for the area.
The plan is to install bollards at either end of the affected route to prevent traffic getting in or out.
Residents warned councillors it would be impossible for some vehicles – such as the emergency services – to use nearby Mackenzie Court as a turning point, particularly during heavy snow.