THE main span of the new cyclist, pedestrian and wheeler bridge over the M8 has been installed.
The new bridge will form an active travel route between Sighthill and the city centre.
It is part of the £250 million regeneration of Sighthill, which is the biggest such project in the UK outside of London.
The new bridge will also be part of a wider active travel network connecting the area and the city centre to neighbouring communities in north Glasgow.
To allow the installation, a section of Scotland’s busiest road, the M8, closed overnight in both directions on Saturday and Sunday.
The span’s structure is made of weathering steel, which will result in lower maintenance costs and reflects both the area’s industrial heritage and the front of the new buildings such as the Sighthill community schools campus.
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