Union Street roadworks are under way in Aberdeen, with workers digging up the Granite Mile as the biggest facelift in its 200-year history gets under way.
The central section of the street was closed off about a month ago, ahead of the project really getting going.
Today, workmen sent sparks flying as they were seen grinding into the surface.
A huge suction excavator from WM Donald then hoovered up the debris.
These £20 million roadworks mark a milestone in a huge scheme to breathe new life into Union Street, starting with widening pavements and creating a “plaza” at the entrance to the new market building.
Ultimately there are plans for cycle lanes to be added along the entire length of the Granite Mile.
What are these Union Street roadworks for?
These are “trial holes”, which will be dug out across the next fortnight.
They are being created to give engineers “a better understanding” of where to install new roadside gullies.
All holes will be backfilled once these investigations are complete.
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What next for project?
Once this is finished, hoarding will be erected around the closed central section, and the transformation will begin.
The rest of the Union Street roadworks will take about 20 months to complete.
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