Aberdeen Rapid Transit

A vision for public transport in North East Scotland

Nestrans and its partners Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeenshire Council and the North East Bus Alliance, are working to develop the concept of a rapid transit system.

As a member of the North East Bus Alliance it is our aim for Aberdeen Rapid Transit (ART) to deliver a next-generation transport system, helping establish the North East as a revitalised, inclusive, sustainable and better-connected place in which to live, work, study and visit.

We aspire for ART to provide fast, frequent and reliable services. This could be achieved through a combination of dedicated bus lanes, off board fare collection, fast and efficient boarding and alighting. It is our aim for ART to provide high-capacity and high-quality vehicles, and journey times competitive to car, to provide an attractive way to travel, being accessible and easy to use.

Our vision is for a cross-city network of ART priority routes that connect people to the places they want to go to: key education, employment, healthcare, retail and leisure destinations; the airport and rail station, as well as the city centre.

In 2021, Nestrans and partners submitted a bid to BPF with £12 million awarded to date (£10 million for South College Street bus priority enabling measures and £2 million to develop the business cases and designs for ART). We hope that this work results in continued funding which would enable delivery of ART, subject to formal approval by Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Council committees.

Over the coming months you will have the opportunity to help shape the ART scheme to ensure it best meets the needs of the city and its surrounding communities.

To find out more about the project and to help define what ART is, visit www.aberdeenapidtransit.org

Blackness Road/ Minto Road 6 Jan –7 Feb.

Due to Roadworks at Blackness Road/Minto Road there will be various road closures as follows:

Phase 1 05:00 6 Jan until further notice

Service 18A Heading from Minto Road to Redmoss
From Minto Road, via Hareness Road, Crawpeel Road, and resume the normal route.

Phase 2 TBC once Phase 1 is complete

Service 18A Heading from Minto Drive to Redmoss
From Minto Drive, via Minto Drive, Minto Avenue, Hareness Road, Crawpeel Road, and resume the normal route

Due to Polmuir Road being one-way heading to Faulds Gate from 04:00 on 06 January until 17:00 on 10 February (once the current diversion is finished), Services 17, 17A will divert as follows:

Service 17 heading to Newhills
From Great Southern Road: via Whinhill Road, Fonthill Road and resume normal service.

Service 17, 17A heading to Faulds Gate
Normal service

Due to Road works on Tarves Road/Denmore Road between 07:30 on 13 January until 16:30 on 27 January, Service 1B heading to the City Center will divert as follows:

Service 1B heading to City Centre from Dubford

From Greenbrae Drive via Denmore Road, Woodside Road, Parkway, Ellon Road, and resume normal service

Service 1B heading to Dubford from City Centre

Normal service

Due to pavement works on Polmuir Road from 04:00 on 06 December until 17:00 on 20 January, it will be necessary to have a one-way closure.

Services 17 and 17A will divert as follows:
Service 17,17A heading to Faulds Gate
From Ferryhill Road:
• left onto Whinhill Road
•1st exit onto Great Southern Road and resume normal service.

Service 17 heading to Newhills
Normal service

Due to the Winter Festival on Broad Street and Upperkirkgate, there will be various road closures from 18:00 on 01 November 2024 until 18:00 on 10 January 2025.

Service 17,17A,172 heading to Faulds Gate
From Gallowgate turn left onto Littlejohn Street (Bus stop on Littlejohn Street) then:
• right onto West North Street
• right onto Union Street and resume normal service.

Service 17,17A,172 heading to Newhills
From Adelphi continue to King Street then:
• left onto West North Street (stops will be served on West North Street)
• 1st exit at the roundabout onto Gallowgate (stops will be served on Gallowgate)
• right onto Berry Street and resume normal service.

Service 18,18A,18B,18S heading to Redmoss
From Causewayend:
• 2nd exit at the roundabout onto West North Street (stops will be served on West North Street)
• right onto King Street and follow the road around to Adelphi and resume normal service.

Service 18,18A,18B,18S heading to Dyce
From Adelphi continue to King Street then:
• left onto West North Street (stops will be served on West North Street)
• 3rd exit at the roundabout onto Causewayend

Service 11,11A heading Craigiebuckler/Countesswells
From Hutcheon Street:
• 3rd exit onto West North Street (stops will be served on West North Street)
• right onto King Street (bus stop at St Andrews Cathedral)
• continue along onto Union Street and resume normal service.

Service 11,11A heading to Northfield
From Market Street:
• Continue onto King Street (bus stop opposite St Andrews Cathedral)
• left onto West North Street (stops will be served on West North Street)
• 2nd exit at the roundabout onto Hutcheon Street and resume normal service.

Service 19 heading to Culter
From St Andrews Street right onto Loch Street then:
• 3rd exit at the roundabout and back onto Loch Street
• left onto St Andrews Street
• continue onto St Andrews Street
• follow the road around to Blackfriars Street (stops will be served on Blackfriars Street)
• right onto Rosemount Viaduct and resume normal service.

Service 19 heading to Tillydrone
From Rosemount Viaduct (bus stop at HMT):
• left onto Blackfriars Street
• continue onto St Andrews Street
• right onto Loch Street
• 3rd exit at the roundabout back onto Loch Street and resume normal service.

Service 20, 20A heading to Union Terrace
From Gallowgate:
• turn right at the traffic lights onto Berry Street
• 2nd exit at the roundabout onto Loch Street
• left onto St Andrews Street
• follow the road around to Blackfriars Street (stops will be served on Blackfriars Street)
• right onto Rosemount Viaduct and resume normal service.