Welcome to the official website for the Airdrie Bathgate Rail Link project

Why does Airdrie Bathgate Rail Link project look like this?

Your browser wasn't able to properly load the styling information (“stylesheets”) which control the look feel of the Airdrie Bathgate Rail Link project site. Whilst the site may remain useable, you may find that some enhanced functionality may not be available. You're welcome to continue to browse the site as-is, or you can upgrade your browser to a newer version which supports web standards.

Winter bridge works in North Lanarkshire - Jan 2010

Please choose an image below to view an enlarged version

<< Back to Gallery

The A-B route during the extreme winter weather when temperatures dropped to 13.5 degrees.
The 175 tonne bridge is delivered.
The 500 tonne crane - used to lower sections of the bridge into place - is surrounded by snow.
Snow doesn't deter work from going ahead. The 35 strong team start out early morning to being work to the bridge. The job was completed in two days.
The 60 tonne concrete beams which support the bridge are lifted into place, ready for the main bridge structure.
The 500 tonne crane hoists sections of the bridge into place.
The team check the position of the bridge.
A good days work! The team observe the fully constructed bridge