MOTORISTS in Aberdeenshire are facing an 18-mile diversion this week while speed cameras are installed at a notorious junction.
The northbound road at the Toll of Birness junction, which is an accident hotspot in the area, will be closed for four days from Monday, July 22.
Aberdeenshire Council’s diversion spans 18 miles, which according to online maps will add an additional 40 minutes to driver's journeys.
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The diversion will take drivers through the A90T, the A950 at Mintlaw and finally through the A950 towards Fraserburgh.
Aberdeenshire Council announced the diversion online with a post which said: “Road users should be aware that owing to the installation of speed camera units, the A952 northbound at Toll of Birness will be subject to a closure from next Monday (July 22) for four days.
“Due to the requirement that a diversion must divert to roads that are the same class as the one that is closed, the formal detour is via the A90T (Peterhead), A950 (Mintlaw) and A952 (Toll of Birness).”
The installation of the speed cameras were announced earlier this month.
They are planned to be installed near the fork junction, north of Ellon, which connects the north-east A90 Aberdeen to Peterhead road with the A952 heading to Fraserburgh.
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