The new market building is being developed to create a destination venue for residents and visitors to Aberdeen’s city centre.
There are long-term benefits to this project making Aberdeen a world-class city, encouraging people to come spend time and money in this fabulous new facility that will be a lasting legacy for generations to come.
Site activity will start in the first quarter of 2024 and is due to be completed in 2026.
Any disruption during these improvements will be mitigated as much as possible and residents, retail premises and businesses will be kept informed of upcoming works and progress throughout the process.
This will include any details of temporary traffic management arrangements including any bus stop and taxi rank relocations, any temporary amendments to bus operations, and available delivery times for retail premises and businesses.
To view the recent business and residents event presentation for Union Street Central and the New Market, click here.
Works begin on new Market frontage
Work to erect scaffolding on the front of the former British Home Stores building in Union Street, Aberdeen, will begin on Monday 16 September 2024.
The works form part of the new Market project, which is a key element of the City Centre and Beach Masterplan (CCBMP) to transform Aberdeen.
Part of the south walkway in central Union Street, directly in front of former BHS building, will be closed off to the public for five days during the scaffolding works.
The public will still have full access to the shops and services on the south walkway on either side of the closure. JD, the Aberdeen Gift and Tourist Shop, Aberdeen Vinyl Records and the HSBC bank will still be open for business as usual from the west end of the walkway, as will Attic Clothing from the east side.
The scaffolding works are due to be completed on Friday 20 September 2024 and the walkway will be fully reopened as normal.
Works to progress on new market
Construction work on the new Aberdeen Market will progress this month with scaffolding erected to the front of the former British Home Stores building on Union Street and at the rear on the East Green during structural alterations.
To allow this work to be completed safely, the East Green between its junctions with the Green and Carnegie Brae will be temporarily closed to vehicles from 07:30hr on 16 September 2024 until 23:00hrs on 30 September 2025. Pedestrian access will be maintained at the rear of the properties on East Green.
The substructure work to install new ducting and drainage on the market site will also begin. This work may generate some noise and dust at times as it involves cutting and removing sections of the ground level concrete slab. The site team will have mitigation measures in place to minimise any impact during this work.
On completion of the drainage installation, work will begin to waterproof the existing ground level concrete slab and will continue until December 2024.
During these works, shops and businesses in the Green will remain open for business and access for the public will be maintained.
If you have any questions or would like more information about this project, please feel free to contact the site team via email at streetscape-market@morrsionconstruction.co.uk.
If you would like to receive email updates, for the work on the Aberdeen Market or/and Union Street you can sign up by emailing the site team at the above address. Alternatively, you can register your email address to be alerted when updates for any of the City Centre and Beach Master Plan projects are posted on the website, the registration section is at the bottom of the home page.
Pavement closure – former BHS Building
The closed section of pavement in front of the former BHS building will be reopened at 4pm today (Friday 20 September 2024) until Monday morning (23 September 2024). On Monday morning, it will be closed again to allow completion of the scaffolding works, which are expected to continue until Wednesday (25 September 2024).
Access will be maintained to the following shops and businesses from the east side of the closure – HSBC bank, Aberdeen Gift and Tourist Shop, Aberdeen Vinyl Records, and JD and from the west side – Attic Clothing. All shops and services in the Union Street Central area are open for business as normal during these works. We apologise for the unexpected delay to these works finishing.
Our contractors will also have a dedicated community liaison officer working with their site teams who will keep you informed of works and progress and will be available to discuss any matters you may want to raise.
For further information please contact: streetscape-market@morrisonconstruction.co.uk
New Market construction: stakeholder meeting
A stakeholder meeting with local businesses located around the site of new Market was held on Monday 30 September 2024 in Cheerz Bar, Hadden Street.
Also in attendance were Aberdeen City Council officers, council co-leader Councillor Ian Yuill, representatives from Morrison Construction, the main contractor for the new Market, and Hub North Scotland, who are the council’s development partner.
A number of issues were raised at the meeting, and these are outlined below along with the Aberdeen City Council responses.
