A joint solution developed by Network Rail and North Lanarkshire Council, to replace Bellside Bridge in Cleland, has been recognised at this years CECA Scotland* awards.

The team secured the Infrastructure Award for Rail at a recent ceremony (17 November).

Bellside Bridge, which carries the Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley via Shotts line over the A73 Carlisle Road, had been the most frequently struck bridge in Scotland and the seventh most struck in the UK.

In the decade prior to the work being undertaken, there were 56 strike incidents with associated train delays, disruption to passengers and traffic being diverted through Cleland village.

Network Rail, Story Contracting and designer AECOM, undertook an eight-week programme in August 2021 to replace the existing bridge deck with a thinner one, providing additional headroom under the structure.
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Activity is ramping up over the next few months between Perth and Aberdeen, as part of Network Rail's ongoing enhancement work across Scotland's Railway. The coming weeks will see a significant increase in activity as Network Rail and recently appointed contractor AECOM carry out a £5 million package of work to assess a number of existing bridge structures including in Perth, Dundee, Broughty Ferry, Arbroath Angus, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.
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