The long-awaited repairs of a Clydesdale bridge are finally complete as it reopens today after being closed for eight months.
Locals have been thanked for their patience as the Cleghorn Bridge opened to motorists this morning for the first time since January.
The bridge suffered "significant" deterioration after it was initially closed, causing repair work to stretch longer than originally planned.
Those repairs along with strengthening work of the bridge are now finalised, ending the long period of disruption.
South Lanarkshire Council also stated that traffic signal equipment was also upgraded to reduce the likelihood of future closures at this location.
Chair of South Lanarkshire Council’s community and enterprise resources committee, Councillor John Anderson, said: “I am sure our rural communities will be delighted that the bridge is now reopen and will appreciate the work that has gone into this project.
“We fully understand the inconvenience and disruption projects and closures like this have on communities and I would like to thank everyone for their patience while the works have been taking place.”
The further deterioration of the Cleghorn Bridge led to an increase in the scope, scale and complexity of the repair, strengthening and rebuilding work required at the bridge.
It was one of three bridges in the Clydesdale area which were closed for repairs or replacement, the others being Clyde Bridge and Ponfeigh Bridge.
