A 130-METRE crane has lifted the five giant beams making up the base of Polmadie Bridge.
The new £1.8 million bridge will provide a connection from Oatlands, south of the River Clyde, across to Glasgow Green.
It has taken a week to fit the five beams, which weigh 25 tonnes each.
The Evening Times first told in 2016 how campaigners, led by resident Tony Lawson, wanted Glasgow City Council to rebuild Polmadie Footbridge.
In February last year Glasgow City Council announced £1.3m to rebuild the bridge.
It was initially due to open in April this year but council bosses extended the duration of the works.
In January this year the City Administration Committee agreed an extra £500,000 for the redecking of Polmadie Footbridge.
The extra funding, which came from SUSTRANS, is hoped will make the footbridge accessible for disabled users and encourage cycling and walking into Glasgow City Centre.
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel