Work on a £1.5 million bridge refurbishment project in North Lanarkshire is now complete.

The project at Cutty Sark bridge is part of a wider rolling programme of maintenance by Network Rail.

The 37-metre span fabricated steel bridge above the A8 at Bargeddie has been grit blasted, cleaned, repaired and repainted over a 20-week period. Overall, the scheme ensures the structure will not need any significant maintenance for around 25 years.

Donald Stevenson, Network Rail Senior Programme Manager for the Cutty Sark bridge refurbishment, said: "We are just about to complete work on what has been a great project to repair and refurbish this well-known and much loved structure.


"We take seriously our responsibility to maintain and preserve these historic bridges, not just for the safe and efficient operation of the railway, but also how they look in their setting for those travelling on the railway or on the road network below.

"The refurbishment that has been delivered on the bridge will ensure that it serves its purpose for decades to come as well as visually contributing to the significant improvements which have been delivered here by the M8 improvement project.

"We are sure that the work on this widely recognised landmark structure will be welcomed by the many people who have driven under it, or travelled over it by rail."

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