The East Kilbride Enhancement Project in Scotland, valued at 拢140m ($184.02m), is set to progress with the next phase of works.
intends to demolish and replace bridges along the East Kilbride and Barrhead railway lines beginning this month.
It has announced that the bridges on Thornliebank Road in Glasgow鈥檚 southside and Westerton Lane near Busby station will be removed from 28 September to 1 October.
The removal of both bridges is a preparatory step for their replacement next year.
This is said to be necessary to accommodate new overhead line equipment, enabling electric trains to operate on the route.
Concurrently, a new accessible bridge will be installed at the newly developed Hairmyres station.
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By GlobalDataDrainage improvements are also planned between Hairmyres and East Kilbride stations.
Additionally, a 拢5m track renewal initiative is set to begin at Busby Junction, where the East Kilbride and Barrhead lines converge.
This project is aimed at enhancing the reliability of services on these routes.
During this period, a temporary footbridge on Thornliebank Road will serve as a diversionary route for pedestrians.
Network Rail senior programme manager Paul Reilly said: 鈥淭he last weekend in September will see the delivery of multiple engineering works as the East Kilbride Enhancement Project continues to push forward. We understand that there may be some inconvenience as our teams work around the clock at several locations.
“The bridge demolitions, however, can only take place during a period of continuous working, with no trains running on the route.聽
鈥淩ather than having a separate disruptive closure of the line, we鈥檙e maximising this closure to deliver other critical elements, such as the bridge lift at Hairmyres. This will mean an additional closure of the line will not be required for that work.鈥�
Last month, Network Rail revealed plans to embark on a 拢3m modernisation project for the Rannoch Road bridge in Killiecrankie.
