The Aberdeen bypass is expected to reduce traffic through a major route by 30%, according to a transport body.
The Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route is expected to open this autumn, but the road will have a positive impact on the busy traffic between Charleston and Blackdog on the existing A90, according to Transport Scotland.
It is expected that the traffic on that stretch of road will be reduced by 30% when the AWPR opens.
A Transport Scotland spokesman said: “The AWPR is expected to reduce traffic between Charleston and Blackdog on the existing A90 by more than 30%.
“Transport Scotland, Aberdeen City Council and Aberdeenshire Council are in the process of reaching an agreement to allow the necessary actions to be taken to safeguard the road condition.”
The stretch of road from Stonehaven to Blackdog will be renamed the A92 when the AWPR opens later this year.
The bypass will become the new A90.
The decrease in traffic has been welcomed by north-east politicians.
Labour North East MSP Lewis Macdonald said: “The AWPR is designed to allow long-distance traffic to bypass Aberdeen, and to allow local drivers to make some journeys round rather than through the city.
“A 30% reduction in traffic on Anderson Drive and The Parkway would therefore be welcome, and in line with plans drawn up by ministers as long ago as 2003.
“To get that benefit, though, the AWPR must continue to be a near-motorway standard road, without new junctions added to service new developments on the edge of the city.”
Scottish Liberal Democrat North East MSP Mike Rumbles said: “I expect the road to make a significant difference to journey times and it should help improve congestion.
“However, with multiple delays to the opening date we will have to wait until next summer to see the full benefits.”
Councillor Ross Grant, roads spokesman at Aberdeen City Council, said: “As an administration we have committed £75 million toward the delivery of the AWPR.
“We are confident that drivers will experience significant improvements between Charleston and Blackdog.”
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