📋 Tender Overview
Network Rail Engineers Will Soon Begin Repair Work On A Bridge Carrying The Railway Over The A8 In Langbank, Inverclyde. A Lorry Struck The Bridge In June 2024, Damaging The Structure. Since Then, Network Rail Has Inspected And Monitored It, With Repairs Scheduled To Take Place Over 12 Nights In September. Engineers Will Carry Out The Work Overnight To Prevent Disruption To Rail Services. There Will Be Overnight Road Closures Of The Eastbound A8 (Greenock Road) At Langbank To Allow This To Take Place. A Traffic Management Plan And Signed Diversion Route Have Been Agreed With The Trunk Road Operator. The Road Will Be Closed From 22:00 Until 06:00 On 12 Consecutive Nights, Beginning On The Evening Of Saturday, 13 September. Michael Walker, Works Delivery Manager At Network Rail Scotland, Said: The Work WeRe Doing At Langbank In September Will See The Repair Of Damage To One Of Our Bridges, Caused By An Hgv Striking It In Summer 2024. ItS All Part Of Our Commitment To Run A Safe And Reliable Railway. We Thank Residents And Road Users For Their Patience While We Carry Out These Vital Repairs ThatLl Help Keep Services On The Glasgow Central - Gourock/Wemyss Bay Routes Running Safely And Reliably. We Know ThereS Never A Good Time To Close A Road, But ItS The Only Way We Can Deliver This Work Safely And Efficiently. Passengers / Community Members Network Rail National Helpline 03457 11 41 41 Latest Travel Advice Please Journalists Network Rail Press Office - Ciaran Mcgilp Senior Media Relations Manager - Digital Network Rail We Own, Operate And Develop BritainS Railway Infrastructure; ThatS 20,000 Miles Of , 30,000 And The Thousands Of , Level Crossings And Stations. We Run 20 Of The UkS Largest While All The Others, Over 2,500, Are Run By The CountryS . Usually, There Are Almost Five Million Journeys Made In The Uk And Over 600 Freight Trains Run On The Network. People Depend On BritainS Railway For Their Daily Commute, To Visit Friends And Loved Ones And To Get Them Home Safe Every Day. Our Role Is To Deliver , So We Carefully Manage And Deliver Thousands Of Projects Every Year That Form Part Of The , To Grow And Expand The NationS Railway Network To Respond To The Tremendous Growth And Demand The Railway Has Experienced - A Doubling Of Passenger Journeys Over The Past 20 Years. Follow Us On Twitter: Visit Our Online Newsroom:
