A new £2 million road bridge is due to open next month, Network Rail has announced.

The Drumgrew Road Bridge, which connects East Dunbartonshire and North Lanarkshire, has been demolished and rebuilt as part of the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme (EGIP).

Network Rail has now revealed the structure will reopen on Friday, 15 April.

The work is part of a series of projects across central Scotland to create extra height beneath bridges to allow overhead power cables to be installed.

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The £742m Scottish Government-funded EGIP is delivering a rolling programme of electrification across the central belt.

Garry Murphy, Network Rail project manager, said: "Although we had hoped to have the bridge re-opened by the end of March the weather over the last few months has impacted on our programme.

"The timing of concrete pours and waterproofing works has unfortunately coincided with the coldest, wettest conditions meaning it has been impossible to complete the work as planned.

"The reconstruction of the bridge at Drumgrew Road is a considerable undertaking, not least because much of the work has to be done at night to maintain train services during the day.

"We apologise for the disruption during this time for local communities and commuters but fully intend to have the road re-opened after the school spring holiday break."

(LM/JP)