Chris Kane

The windows for this work have been fixed because the railway line has to close.

Network Rail was represented at the meeting by community liaison officer Kirsty McKay and Gary Murphy, who is part of the project team.

Network Rail announced earlier this year their plan to close Kerse Road for 12 months from May , but more than 1000 people have signed an Observer ‘keep Stirling moving’ petition demanding the period is significantly reduced.

Stirling Council are due to consider a planning application for the bridge replacement on Thursday, April 13

Braehead Community Council chairperson Chris Kane said they had still limited information on what, if any, mitigation measures were to be put in place in Braehead area to cope with the additional traffic caused by the closure of Kerse Road as a result of the bridge work.

He said: “I’m encouraged by Network Rail’s willingness to engage but angry that key information is being left to the last minute. This should have been worked out months ago.”

Stirling East councillor Gerry McLaughlan said: “Network Rail still fail to impress me with the understanding they have on the impact that their bad planning will have on Stirling.

“The latest round of vague promises of offering of perhaps the utilities working more efficiently to give us one lane of traffic for a few extra weeks is all rather disappointing.

“They are still after all this time still working to their timetable and not to minimise the impact of people getting around Stirling.”

However, a Network Rail spokesman said: “We have been working closely with Stirling Council to develop a traffic management plan and are currently carrying out a traffic impact assessment which will identify potential mitigation measures. We will make this available to discuss with interested parties when complete and agreed with the council.”