The Operation Union Street Rejuvenation is being led by the local authority and Aberdeen Inspired, the operator of the Business Improvement District.
The nine-month scheme involves:
• Upgrading/removing/fixing/painting street furniture, all bollards, railings, planters and benches
• A professional clean of St Nicholas Kirkyard façade (Smith’s Screen) and painting all railings and gates
• Resurfacing of the south pavement of Union Bridge
• Purchase of extra cleaning equipment
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• A survey to ascertain the condition of buildings on Union Street
• Recruiting a building standards officer for one year
Other plans include preserving historic buildings and pedestrian priority on a section of Union Street.
The council has bid for £1.5m from Historic Environment Scotland to help repair and preserve key buildings on Union Street, while a further £1.5m has been set aside as match funding should the Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme bid be successful.
Council Leader Marie Boulton said: "Many people who took part in the City Centre Masterplan consultation asked that Union Street be made a priority project.
"We responded to that call by agreeing a package of works totalling more than £1 million to clean and enhance the historic heart of our city.
"We want to bring Union Street back to the standard expected for the main thoroughfare of a leading energy city through an increase in economic and social activity. This is the start of a journey to transform Union Street and the rest of the city along with it."
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