The Inveramsay Bridge is a new bridge carrying the A96 over the Aberdeen to Inverness Line. The bridge was constructed by Balfour Beatty. It was inaugurated in March 2016. The existing bridge has a 4.4 metre height restriction and cannot fit two tall vehicles under it because of the arch which goes under 3.7 metres high in places so traffic lights were put in place so only one row of vehicles could go under the bridge at once, the traffic lights caused bad congestion at rush hour.[1] For decades this bottleneck was a major problem in the North East's infrastructure with delays being caused on both the A96 and the Aberdeen to Inverness Line, caused by the speed limits imposed on the line following any HGV colliding the bridge, until the bridge could be inspected by a structural engineer. Despite this there was no political will from the three main UK parties (Conservative Party, Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats) all of whom had been in power in Westminster and/or Holyrood, it was not until the Scottish National Party (SNP) were in power that local MSP, Alex Salmond then First Minister and Keith Brown then Minister for Transport and Veterans announced on 10 February 2011 that tenders for design works to upgrade the Inveramsay Bridge have been given the go-ahead.[3] There are 1.5 kilometres of new road leading to the bridge. SuDS is in place[4] at either end of the new part of the A96 leading to the bridge. The old bridge is still usable for local access. There is an underpass on the A96 to the south of the bridge which connects the old A96 to Inveramsay.[2]
Inveramsay bridge
Construction of the inveramsay bridge on 17 April 2015
^ ab. The Transport Partnership for Aberdeen City and Shire. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
^ ab"A96 Inveramsay Bridge". Transport Scotland. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
^"Aberdeenshire SNP Blog Green Light For Inveramsay Bridge". Aberdeenshire SNP Blog Green Light For Inveramsay Bridge. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
^(PDF). Transport Scotland. April 2013. p. 2.5. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
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inveramsay, bridge, bridge, carrying, over, aberdeen, inverness, line, bridge, constructed, balfour, beatty, inaugurated, march, 2016, existing, bridge, metre, height, restriction, cannot, tall, vehicles, under, because, arch, which, goes, under, metres, high,. The Inveramsay Bridge is a new bridge carrying the A96 over the Aberdeen to Inverness Line The bridge was constructed by Balfour Beatty It was inaugurated in March 2016 The existing bridge has a 4 4 metre height restriction and cannot fit two tall vehicles under it because of the arch which goes under 3 7 metres high in places so traffic lights were put in place so only one row of vehicles could go under the bridge at once the traffic lights caused bad congestion at rush hour 1 For decades this bottleneck was a major problem in the North East s infrastructure with delays being caused on both the A96 and the Aberdeen to Inverness Line caused by the speed limits imposed on the line following any HGV colliding the bridge until the bridge could be inspected by a structural engineer Despite this there was no political will from the three main UK parties Conservative Party Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats all of whom had been in power in Westminster and or Holyrood it was not until the Scottish National Party SNP were in power that local MSP Alex Salmond then First Minister and Keith Brown then Minister for Transport and Veterans announced on 10 February 2011 that tenders for design works to upgrade the Inveramsay Bridge have been given the go ahead 3 There are 1 5 kilometres of new road leading to the bridge SuDS is in place 4 at either end of the new part of the A96 leading to the bridge The old bridge is still usable for local access There is an underpass on the A96 to the south of the bridge which connects the old A96 to Inveramsay 2 Inveramsay bridgeConstruction of the inveramsay bridge on 17 April 2015Coordinates57 18 52 N 2 26 01 W 57 314574 N 2 433544 W 57 314574 2 433544CarriesA96CrossesAberdeen to Inverness LineLocaleAberdeenshire ScotlandMaintained byTransport ScotlandHistoryConstructed byBalfour BeattyConstruction startDecember 2014 1 Construction endMarch 2016Construction costGBP 11 000 000 2 ReplacesInveramsay Rail BridgeLocationReferences edit a b Nestrans welcomes start of construction work at Inveramsay Bridge The Transport Partnership for Aberdeen City and Shire Archived from the original on 23 December 2015 Retrieved 8 February 2015 a b A96 Inveramsay Bridge Transport Scotland Retrieved 8 February 2015 Aberdeenshire SNP Blog Green Light For Inveramsay Bridge Aberdeenshire SNP Blog Green Light For Inveramsay Bridge Retrieved 10 February 2011 THE PROPOSED SCHEME PDF Transport Scotland April 2013 p 2 5 Archived from the original pdf on 7 February 2015 Retrieved 8 February 2015 External links editTransport Scotland Inveramsay Bridge Inveramsay Bridge Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Inveramsay Bridge amp oldid 1109298312, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
