Aboyne Bridge work programme remains on track

The work programme remains on track at Aboyne Bridge following specialist structural inspections in recent weeks.

We are currently awaiting the remainder of the laboratory results and final materials testing report on the internal condition of Aboyne Bridge and the inspection report on the external elements of the structure.

The concrete tests carried out on site have so far demonstrated that the strength of the concrete cores varies considerably.

It should be stressed that the reports we will receive from the testing contractor isn’t an options appraisal on how to repair the bridge - it will only give us the properties of the concrete which will inform the structural analysis as well as the design of repairs. 

This critical survey work and subsequent development of options will take several months and we do still hope to be in a position to report back our findings in late August.

Thereafter – and very much dependent on the outcomes and decisions around the options and subject to continuing funding commitment – we would anticipate works commencing in the Spring of next year with completion by the end of 2025 or early 2026.

A reminder that Aboyne Bridge – which carries the B968 Bridgeview Road over the River Dee – remains under an 18-month closure. It is still in use for pedestrians, cyclists and other non-motorised forms of transport only, and it is our hope that this can continue during the period of the closure.