Complex Glasgow bridge replacement gets underway

Dawn over railway tracks with engineering floodlights
The northern section of the West Coast Main Line is at risk says a new report. Image: © Network Rail.

Shields Road is a long boulevard that connects the south side of the Clyde with Glasgow’s leafy southern suburbs. It does that by way of a Victorian bridge over a selection of busy and critical rail routes. Now, after two decades of weight restrictions and traffic constraints, the bridge is to be replaced in a year-long project that will be one of the biggest ever city-centre civil engineering projects undertaken by Network Rail in Scotland.

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Complex Glasgow bridge replacement gets underway | RailFreight.com

Complex Glasgow bridge replacement gets underway

Dawn over railway tracks with engineering floodlights
The northern section of the West Coast Main Line is at risk says a new report. Image: © Network Rail.

Shields Road is a long boulevard that connects the south side of the Clyde with Glasgow’s leafy southern suburbs. It does that by way of a Victorian bridge over a selection of busy and critical rail routes. Now, after two decades of weight restrictions and traffic constraints, the bridge is to be replaced in a year-long project that will be one of the biggest ever city-centre civil engineering projects undertaken by Network Rail in Scotland.

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