A popular seaside city in the UK is set for a major revamp that is hoped will transform the region for the better.
The city is undergoing this revamp with the aim of making it more attractive, ensuring the regeneration allows for a more vibrant city centre for visitors and residents.
The £100 million package of investment was granted from the Scottish and UK governments including Aberdeen City Council and private sector partners.
Aberdeen city will see this revamp taking place over the 18 months with incoming businesses having access to fit-out grants of £35,000 and up with two years rent and rates free, for a limited time and subject to conditions.
These changes, alongside many others, will see the city of Aberdeen on the up and set to prosper, with it looking totally different by the end of the project’s completion.
Union Street is a major street and shopping thoroughfare in Aberdeen that will see many changes with the project being declared the biggest of its kind in more than 200 years.
Union Street will become far more attractive with a more vibrant feel also boosting its accessibility by promoting more walking and cycling.
Among the changes includes a new international food market will be constructed with a segregated bike lane and widening of pavements.
The project is expected to be completed in autumn 2025.
A staggering £16 billion investment will also be coming to the wider Aberdeen region in the next decade.
This investment is set to also benefit the wider city economy of Aberdeen, transitioning it to becoming a global leader among the life science sectors, energy transition and food and drink.
The city council will also be making improvements to Aberdeen’s housing stock, allowing for the UK seaside city a better place to live in with plans in place to review its housing for those in different needs including sheltered housing and extra care housing.
Changes to the region’s beaches will also allow for a more attractive Aberdeen with the city’s art gallery undergoing a £35 million redevelopment.
“Aberdeen Beach and the Links are a great asset for the city and wider North-east,” said Co-Leader Councillor Ian Yuill.
“The council is committed to working with beach users, partner organisations, and businesses at the beach to make Aberdeen Beach and the Links the envy of other cities and a place where local people and visitors alike will want to return to again and again.
“This new, exciting and high-quality development is the next step to make Aberdeen an even better place for residents and visitors to enjoy.”
Decarbonising transportation and reducing emissions in Aberdeen will see the City Council participating in a transnational cooperation project to promote hydrogen-electric mobility.
Aberdeen’s Union Terrace Garden will be reborn with a £28 million regeneration project.
