Erskine Bridge Off-Peak Work
02 June 2014
The final phases of improvements on the Erskine Bridge will be carried out during off peak times in order to reduce disruption to local drivers. All the safety barrier replacement works on the bridge have been successfully completed, with both north and southbound traffic back running normally at peak times.
On behalf of Transport Scotland, these final phase works are being carried out by Principal Contractor Highway Barrier Solutions (HBS) and are being supervised by Scotland TranServ.
The required works and associated Traffic Management are:
• Off-peak Mon to Fri (0930 to 1530) working from now until the 26th June. Replacement of the existing low-level southbound nearside safety barrier at the north-east corner of the bridge, between the bridge north abutment and the traffic lights. The traffic lights will be re-utilised to filter traffic locally into a single southbound offside lane. Disruption to the travelling public is expected to be minimal during these off-peak periods.
• Weekends Sat/Sun 7/8 & 14/15 June, 2014, (with potential for 21/22 June work dependant on weather). North and southbound carriageway centre line white lining works over the length of the bridge. For safety to the workforce and travelling public, continuous contraflow traffic management is necessary, from late Fri night to early Monday morning on these weekends. Delays of 45-60 minutes are possible.
• Off-peak replacement of existing low-level north and southbound central reserve/cross over safety barriers at the north end of the bridge. This will involve localised fast lane closures in each direction, re-utilising the traffic lights for the southbound works and A898/A82 northbound slip road closures for northbound works. Disruption to the travelling public is expected to be minimal during off-peak periods.
The recently completed Vehicle Safety Barrier Replacement project saw over 5km of one of the most innovative trunk road barriers in the country being installed as part of a raft of measures which now make the Erskine Bridge one of the safest such crossings in Scotland.
This project, managed by Scotland TranServ, is delivering long-term safety benefits which local drivers will appreciate for many years to come.
Colin Anderson, Scotland TranServ’s Erskine Bridge Project Manager said:
“This is important work which will bring the Erskine Bridge up to scratch and create a good first impression for summer visitors heading across the Clyde to Loch Lomond, Argyll and the Highlands. We have taken every measure to reduce any further disruption for local commuters, scheduling all of this additional work for off-peak periods.
“We appreciate the patience that week day commuters in particular have already shown and that is why we have taken these actions to negate any further disruption to them.”
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