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(i)       to note the contents and outcomes of the Aberdeen South Harbour (ASH) Scottish Transport Appraisal Guidance (STAG) Part 2 study, as per Appendix 4 of the report;

(ii)       to approve the progression of recommended Road (Option A4), Public Transport (Options B1 and B2) and Active Travel (Options C1 and C4) from the External Transportation Links to the Aberdeen South Harbour Scottish Transport Appraisal Guidance (STAG) STAG Part 2 Appraisal Report, as shown in Appendix 1 of the report;

(iii)      that subject to approval of the of options in (ii), instruct the Chief Officer – Capital to develop a business case for these options and to report this to the City Region Deal Joint Committee upon completion; and

(iv)      that subject to approval of the of options in (ii), instruct the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning to continue with the Wellington Road Multimodal Corridor Study, ensuring that subsequent appraisal work reflects the decision of this Committee on a preferred option from the External Transportation Links to the Aberdeen South Harbour study, and to report the outcomes of the Wellington Road STAG Part 2 appraisal to this Committee in June 2021.

With reference to article 12 of the minute of meeting of 27 November 2018, the Committee    of the outcomes of the (1) External Transportation Links to the Aberdeen South Harbour (ASH) Scottish Transport Appraisal Guidance (STAG) Part 2 study and progress on (2) Wellington Road Multimodal Corridor Study – STAG Part 2.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      note the contents and outcomes of the Aberdeen South Harbour (ASH) Scottish Transport Appraisal Guidance (STAG) Part 2 study, as per Appendix 4 of the report;

(b)      approve the progression of recommended Road (Option A4), Public Transport (Options B1 and B2) and Active Travel (Options C1 and C4) from the External Transportation Links to the Aberdeen South Harbour Scottish Transport Appraisal Guidance (STAG) STAG Part 2 Appraisal Report, as shown in Appendix 1 of the report;

(c)      subject to approval of the of options in (b), instruct the Chief Officer – Capital to develop a business case for these options and to report this to the City Region Deal Joint Committee upon completion; and

(d)      subject to approval of the of options in (b), instruct the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning to continue with the Wellington Road Multimodal Corridor Study, ensuring that subsequent appraisal work reflects the decision of this Committee on a preferred option from the External Transportation Links to the Aberdeen South Harbour study, and to report the outcomes of the Wellington Road STAG Part 2 appraisal to this Committee in June 2021.

The Convener, seconded by the Vice Convener, moved:-

           that the Committee approve the recommendations contained within the report.

Councillor McRae, seconded by Councillor Cooke, moved as an amendment:-

           that the Committee:-

(1)    approve the recommendations contained within the report;

(2)    instruct the Chief Officer – Operations and Protective Services to bring back a report for the change of roads hierarchy at the Coast Road/Hareness Road junction to allow continuous transit into Altens from the new harbour and for a ‘give way’ from the south of the junction on Coast Road;

(3)    instruct the Chief Officer – Operations and Protective Services to bring back a report into the movement of traffic through the localities of Torry and Cove to ensure that these communities won’t be affected by large vehicles such as coaches and HGVs, by means of introducing weight; width; or other restrictions as officers deem necessary; and

(4)    instruct the Chief Officer – Operations and Protective Services to explore funding sources, such as Transport Scotland, to cover the traffic management costs in (3) above.

On a division, there voted:- for the motion (5) – the Convener, the Vice Convener and Councillors Boulton, Houghton and Laing; for the amendment (4) – Councillors Cooke, McRae, Nicoll and Yuill.

The Committee resolved:-

to adopt the motion.