BAM Nuttall has completed a £1.5 million railway bridge upgrade project in West Lothian.

Network Rail and its contractor carried out work on the scheme at Brucefield Park West rail bridge in Livingston as part of the Shotts Line electrification programme.

The bridge is the tenth structure out of 19 that will be rebuilt ahead of the electrification of the line in 2019.

Engineers demolished and rebuilt the structure, using 33 lifts and a 750-tonne crane to lift materials into place. The project also involved excavating 9,000 tonnes of material and using 600 tonnes of concrete to develop the new bridge.

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A shallower but stronger bridge deck has been installed to avoid impacting on the height of the carriageway, with higher parapets also put into place to comply with safety legislation on structures over an electrified railway.

Michelle McCaig, Network Rail project manager, said: "We are conscious of the inconvenience that this work has caused to the local community and I’d like to thank residents and those who work in this area of Livingston for their patience while we delivered this important railway investment."

(LM/CD)