West Dunbartonshire Council has revealed plans to develop a lighting scheme for a historic bridge in the region.

A design for 16,000 LED street lights on the Dumbarton Bridge which spans the River Leven has already been developed.

The council is now seeking approvals to go ahead with the project from Historic Scotland and it's planning team, with the scheme due to be in place during 2016.

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MacLean Electrical has been the main supplier of the energy efficient street lights since the programme began in 2014.

It is now offering to work in partnership with Philips Lighting to install a lighting system for the bridge structure.

Councillor Patrick McGlinchey said: "We can see from the initial designs how the bridge could look and I'm now looking forward to seeing it introduced.

Councillor David McBride added: "It is important that contractors give back to the community during major projects and I'm delighted that MacLean Electrical and Philips Lighting will work together to light up the magnificent Dumbarton Bridge which links the west end with the town centre."

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