MSP HAILS QUICK DECISION AS FUNDING FOR BERVIE BRAES DELIVERED

MSP HAILS QUICK DECISION AS FUNDING FOR BERVIE BRAES DELIVERED

SNP North East MSP Maureen Watt has welcomed the announcement by Finance Secretary John Swinney MSP that the Scottish Government has agreed to contribute £2 million to a £3 million package of stabilisation works on the Bervie Braes in Stonehaven. Engineers from Transport Scotland advised that this was the sum needed to undertake the work and it has been agreed that the remaining funds will be contributed by Aberdeenshire Council.

John Swinney MSP personally visited the Bervie Braes recently to see the damage caused by the recent landslips and had promised that he would reach a quick decision on the issue.

Commenting Ms Watt said:

“I welcome the speed with which John Swinney reached this decision and the reassurance it will give affected residents who now know that work will be taking place to protect their properties. The Finance Secretary promised a quick decision on the issue and I am glad to see that this is precisely what we have got.

“It is a substantial amount of funding, but I firmly believe that stabilising the Bervie Braes is the right thing to do and I share residents of Stonehaven’s delight that this work will now be going ahead.

“It has been an extremely alarming time for affected residents, but it has shown once again that Stonehaven pulls together as a community when faced with difficulties. I hope that work can now be put to tender and undertaken in a similarly speedy manner and put an end to the threat of the cliffs causing further damage.”