Work set to begin on three railway bridges as part of East Kilbride enhancement project

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Work begins this month to three railway bridges in Hairmyres as part of the East Kilbride enhancement project. This activity marks the start of the wider engineering works on the £139.8 million electrification project as part of a Scottish Government investment to decarbonise passenger services.Two bridges must be raised and re-decked to create the room required to run overhead powerlines beneath the structures.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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