Derick Murray Email & Phone Number

27-29 King Street, Aberdeen

I am the Director of the statutory Regional Transport Partnership for the north east of Scotland, Nestrans, covering Aberdeen City and Shire, roughly 10% of Scotland's land mass and population. Our main role is to develop and deliver, with our partners, a Regional Transport Strategy. The strategy covers road, rail, air, ports, freight, bus, walking, cycling, active travel and Health & Transport covering external links, internal movements and policy.www.nestrans.org.uk

Aberdeen

Currently sit on the Chamber's Policy Council

Scotland

Developed, as the Clients (Transport Scotland, Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Councils) agent, the route for the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route. Working with consultants developing the route and assessments required to prepare trunk road orders.

Developed the first Scottish Transport Appraisal Guidance (STAG) assessed strategy for the north east of Scotland, the Modern Transport System which later became the Regional Transport Strategy and which made the case for the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route. Worked on numerous road improvement schemes in Aberdeen.

B.Sc. (Eng) (Hons), Civil Engineering

Education record