Muir of Ord £3.3m rail bridge replacement on track for completion
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WORK on the new £3.3 million railway bridge in Muir of Ord is on target to be completed by the end of May.
The structure will replace the existing crumbling bridge which carries the A862 road over the main Inverness to Dingwall line.
All 22 prefabricated concrete parapets have now been installed.
Recent surfacing works to the west of the new bridge has allowed traffic to be switched away from the existing road onto a newly laid temporary surface.
The western wing walls have been poured and a start has been made to pouring the copes of the eastern retaining wall which will support the vehicle safety barrier.
These works have been carried out alongside utility works.
Other construction currently under way includes drainage, up-filling and construction of the new North West Road-Corrie Road junction.
It is expected that vehicles will be able to use the new bridge under traffic management in February.
Demolition of the existing bridge is expected in March and all works are due to be completed by the end of May.
The Highland Council has thanked the local community and all road users using the route for their co-operation during the works. The temporary traffic management arrangements are monitored daily, with manual control of the lights when particularly busy periods occur.
The council says the temporary traffic lights will be moved away from the junction, towards the bridge, as soon as site conditions permit.
A supervision team on site will continue to review the overall arrangements regularly.
