A city centre road is set for months of closures as work continues on Aberdeen’s Marischal Square development.
The closures to Upperkirkgate are to allow utility connections and tower crane removal works, and are timed to coincide with the Summer school holidays.
The road will be closed between July 25 and August 2, and then again on August 14, with extended hours aiming to minimise delays when schools return.
There will also be closures in October, with more details being made available when they are finalised.
Aberdeen City Council has been working with main contractors Morgan Sindall over the last year to ensure that disruption from the construction works be kept “kept to a minimum”.
Council Deputy Leader Marie Boulton said: “Marischal Square is progressing at a good rate and you can see how it complements other developments in the area and also be a catalyst for more nearby.
“The roadworks are necessary at this stage of the development and have been carefully planned to reduce the amount of disruption to motorists.
“We look forward to works continuing and the buildings being finished with the huge boost Marischal Square will bring for this part of the city centre.”
The Marischal Square project includes 14,500 sq ft of civic space in front of Provost Skene’s House, a mixture of granite and glass in the elevations, 175,000 sq ft of Grade ‘A’ office space, 26,600 sq ft of ground floor bar and restaurant space, and a 126-bed four-star hotel.
The development, which is creating 300 construction jobs with the potential for 1,500 jobs in the completed development, started construction work in April 2015 and is on schedule for completion in July 2017.