Road restrictions published for Aberdeen cable replacement work

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  • Each restriction expected to last approximately five months from start date

  • 10km of cable will be replaced to ensure a secure, reliable power supply for city

The full schedule of road restrictions taking place in Aberdeen to enable work to replace an underground electricity cable is now available.

The Redmoss to Clayhills Underground Cable Replacement project will see the replacement of the existing double 132kV circuits operating between Redmoss substation in Langdykes Road, and Clayhills substation in South College Street, over a distance of 5km.   

In total, 10km of cable will be replaced to ensure a secure, reliable power supply for the city.  

SSEN Transmission and its contractor Balfour Beatty is working closely with Aberdeen City Council which is undertaking the traffic management aspect of the project, including the programme of temporary road restrictions required to ensure the safety of the public and the workforce throughout the project’s construction phase. 

SSEN Transmission recently announced the start of restrictions on Wellington Road this week, to allow enabling work to take place. These restrictions are expected to last eight months.  

Now, the transmission operator has published the full schedule of restrictions over the anticipated nine-month duration of the project.  

Not all routes will be impacted at once, and each restriction is expected to be in place for approximately five months from its start date.  


The affected routes are:  

Start Date    

Restriction (each expected to last approximately five months from start date) 

27/01/25  

Abbotswell Crescent will be closed from its junction with Redmoss Road to the boundary between numbers 231 and 233 Abbotswell Crescent.  

14/02/25 

West Tullos Road will be closed to southbound traffic from its junction with King George VI Bridge Roundabout to its junction with Abbotswell Roundabout. There will also be a prohibition of right turn manoeuvres from West Tullos Road on to Abbotswell Road. 

 

18/02/25  

Abbotswell Crescent will be closed from its junction with Arbroath Way to the southern boundary of number 128 Abbotswell Crescent.  

 

11/03/25  

Great Southern Road will be closed to southbound traffic from its junction with Whinhill Roundabout to its junction with Duthie Park Roundabout.  

24/03/25  

Whinhill Road will be closed to southbound traffic from its junction with Whinhill Gate to its junction with Whinhill Roundabout. 

27/03/25  

Fonthill Road will be closed to westbound traffic from its junction with Polmuir Road to its junction with Whinhill Road 

07/04/25 

Ferryhill Road will be closed from its junction with Crown Street to its junction with Ferryhill Terrace 


All dates are subject to change depending on unforeseen delays or in the event of adverse weather – up to date details of road restrictions, including alternative routes, are available on the Aberdeen City Council website.