A £5.9m railway bridge has been driven into position by Network Rail engineers at a site in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland.
Work at the site began in summer 2025 with the excavation of more than 80,000 tonnes of material to create space for the new structure in Bowling.
Once the site was cleared, engineers cast the bridge on location using 1,860 tonnes of concrete.
With this first phase complete, train services through the area were paused on Christmas Eve for nine days of engineering works.
The team then moved on to reconnecting track, signalling systems and completing the work needed to reopen the railway on 2 January.
The new structure is part of the Glasgow City Region Deal, an investment programme aimed at improving transport links, economic growth and sustainable development in the area.
The bridge will establish additional direct road access and enable the future development of the Bowling Strategic Development Site, led by West Dunbartonshire Council.
Laura Craig, scheme project manager at Network Rail Scotland, said: “Everything we’ve done over the past few months has led up to this moment.
“Building such a huge bridge on site and then moving it into position is an incredible task, and it’s been amazing to see the planning and teamwork come together so successfully.”
