Work to start on footbridges later this month
A campaign by Carnoustie Community Council to improve and refurbish footbridges over the main Edinburgh – Aberdeen railway line in the town has finally borne fruit.
Network Rail and Angus Council have informed the community council that work is to commence later this month on two pedestrian footbridges which have been the subject of numerous complaints over the years.
Essential improvement works will be carried out by Network Rail on the footbridge linking Tayside Street and Ireland Street, involving repairing all metallic elements and replacing steelwork, panelling and non-slip surfaces.
Work will mainly be carried out overnight between 1am and 9am, apart from Friday nights, and will go on from February 18 to April 7.
Repairs will also be carried out to the footbridge at Park Avenue.
In both cases, pedestrians will be prohibited from using the bridges while work goes on, but the Council point out that several alternative routes are available.
Commuinity councillor Ed Oswald, who has spear-headed the campaign, commented yesterday, ” I am delighted that after many years of campaigning by the community council, these overbridges are to be repaired and refurbished. I appreciate there will be some disturbance over the nine weeks of night work, but the end result will be overbridges fit for the 21st century, appreciated by residents and visitors alike”.
