The A95 Bridge of Avon – Bridge Refurbishment – Environmental Impact Assessment Record of Determination has been published by Transport Scotland.

The full assessment can be accessed here, but the busy crossing is likely to be closed for six weeks while the following repairs and maintenance are carried out:

• Installation of Traffic Management (TM);
• The carriageway surfacing will be planed;
• Footways and kerbs will be broken out;
• The existing waterproofing will be scraped off and the bridge deck will be checked for any concrete repairs;
• The uplink joint rails will be cut off for the new joint to sit on the existing plates;
• Resurfacing of the carriageway to the existing road levels using TS2010 10mm aggregate (site class 1 & 3), AC20 binder and AC32 base; and
• Removal of TM.

The Scottish Road Works Commissioner’s Interactive Map does not highlight any other works in the area at the time of construction.

Moray Council’s Planning Portal does not highlight any proposed developments or planning applications on the A95 carriageway within 2km of the scheme.

Amey’s current programme of works has not highlighted any other works on the A95 that will be undertaken in conjunction with the scheme. It has however identified a retexturing scheme taking place on the A95 at Advie 200m west of the works on the Bridge of Avon. This is a small maintenance scheme which will not be taking place at the same time as the bridge works and therefore there is unlikely to be any cumulative effects from these works.

No other nearby schemes which may result in a combined effect on nearby receptors have been identified.

Any future schemes will be programmed to take into account already programmed works, and as such any effect (such as from TM arrangements and potential construction noise) will be limited.

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