Kerse Bridge plaque unveiled
A plaque to mark the opening of Stirling’s new £8m Kerse Road Bridge was last week unveiled by MSP Bruce Crawford.
Traffic started using the bridge on October 19 following the demolition of the old structure and construction of its replacement.
Kerse Road was closed for six months while the work was carried out on the project which is part of the electrification of rail routes in Stirling area.
A Network Rail spokesperson said the new structure, wider than its predecessor, offered the potential for the Stirling Council to enhance the carriageway in line with the city’s needs — and in keeping with its city transport strategy.
Mr Crawford said:“There has been a lot of effort put into this project and residents have been patient whilst these works have been carried out. However, I am delighted that the Kerse Road bridge is now open for business — this is an important piece of connecting infrastructure into Stirling city centre.”Iain McFarlane, Network Rail’s route delivery director for the Stirling-Dunblane-Alloa electrification project, said:“We have been heartened by the positive feedback we have received from those impacted by the work who understand that this scale of investment cannot be delivered without some degree of disruption.”
With Kerse Road reopened, work to complete the bridge will continue until February 2019.