ENGINEERS are to begin work this week on £4 million worth of vital upgrades across the Inverclyde railway line this weekend (February 7).
Across eight days, teams will strengthen structures, renew bridge decks, and repair supporting steelwork across the route to boost reliability.
The work will involve essential repairs and renewals across key locations – including fixing and replacing parts of the walls that support the railway in Greenock, which will see new concrete sections.
The main deck of the River Gryffe Bridge will be replaced, as well as repairs to its steel to strengthen it. Steel that supports the railway on Houston Road in Georgetown will be repaired, whilst the bridge at Station Road in Langbank will also see repairs.
Ross Moran, route director at Network Rail Scotland, said, “Delivering a safe, reliable railway for the communities we serve is always our priority.
“The work beginning this week on the Inverclyde line is vital to strengthening the resilience of the route. These improvements will help ensure passengers can continue to depend on this line for many years to come.
“By bringing several essential projects together into a single planned closure, we’re minimising the overall disruption and avoiding the need for repeated downtime further down the line.
“I want to thank passengers and local residents for their understanding and patience while our teams carry out these important upgrades.”
