Drivers face 12-mile diversion for six months as historic bridge undergoes £1.2million repair
dailyrecord.co.ukMotorists travelling between Port of Menteith and Arnprior will face a 12-mile-long diversion for six months as improvement work gets set to begin on a 250-year-old historic bridge.Cardross Bridge – on the B8034 – will see the £1.2million repair project carried out in a bid to safeguard its future.The investment has been made by Stirling Council to repair and strengthen the category B-listed bridge, which carries the B8034 over the River Forth between Arnprior and Port of Menteith.The work result in a full road closure for the B8034 for six months from Monday, September 9, with a diversion route in place via Thornhill.A written update on site progress will be issued to affected community councils on a regular basis, with a series of business and community engagement events also scheduled in advance of the work and as it progresses.The project, which required Listed Building Consent, is part of Stirling Council’s £6.6m investment in its road network this year.It is one of 72 projects taking place across the Stirling area as part of the council’s commitment to maintain and upgrade its vast road and footway network that stretches more than 1,000 km.And it comes on the back of the council completing works to Blane Water Bridge on the B834 ahead of schedule.Contractors will remove and rebuild the bridge walls and undertake a full repointing of the stone using traditional materials.
Click here for more news and sport from the Stirling area. Cracks will also be repaired, with works to protect the bridge from river erosion, as well as the installation of a new bridge deck.The bridge will have a 10-ton weight limit when completed.Cllr Jen Preston, convener of the council’s environment, transport and net zero committee, said: “The
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