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Monday 15 Oct 2018

Network Rail to open £8m Stirling railway bridge early to all traffic

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Following on from the recent announcement that Kerse Road in Stirling will re-open to traffic on Friday 19 October – a week earlier than anticipated, we can now confirm that the bridge will open to all traffic without restrictions.

The A905 Kerse Road has been closed since April while engineers demolished and replaced the road bridge over the railway to the south of Stirling station. It was set to open with lane restrictions limiting access for larger vehicles, however early completion of the reinstatement of utilities over the bridge has enable these to be lifted.

The new £8m structure has delivered a significant increase in the width of the carriageway offering the potential for the council to add a third lane in the future to meet Stirling’s growing traffic demand - in line with the city’s transport strategy.

The investment by Network Rail, is part of a wider Scottish Government-funded programme of improvements on the Stirling line ahead of the electrification of the route this winter.

Iain McFarlane, Network Rail’s route delivery director, for the Stirling-Dunblane-Alloa (SDA) electrification project said: “On the back of earlier than anticipated re-opening of the bridge, this is further good news for Stirling with traffic over the bridge not being restricted.

“The reconstructed bridge at Kerse Road enables the electrification of the rail lines through Stirling but also delivers a stronger and wider structure which will stand the city in good stead for many years to come. 

 “We thank everyone for their patience while we carried out this important work.”

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