The new Clyde Bridge, on Pettinain Road just outside the village of Carstairs Junction, was opened last year following the removal of the old bridge which dated from 1912 and which was under weight restrictions from 1956 before being closed to pedestrians and traffic in 2018.

The new bridge was delivered by Eric Wright Civil Engineering in just twelve months, reconnecting the local community and significantly cutting local travel times.

As part of its commitment to the programme the team pledged to support the local community beyond just delivering the new bridge and the donation is part of its programme of delivering ‘social value’ to enhance to lives of people who live in the local area.

Commenting on the donation Antony Mulligan, contracts manager for Civil Engineering, said: “We are extremely pleased to make this donation to the local community centre, which provides a valuable social, meeting and learning space within this small rural community. 

“We first attended Pettinain Community Centre back in early 2023 where we held our first engagement sessions and we were really impressed with the turnout from the local residents who were deeply interested in the project and raised many pertinent point during our discussions.

“Standing here today with the project completed on time and on budget we are delighted that we have been able to reconnect the link between the communities of Pettinain and North of the River Clyde into Lanark and we hope our donation will help them continue serving their community via the Pettinain Hall.”

The new bridge has a single span of 90 metres in length. Installation was achieved via a staged assembly and launch procedure which took six weeks to complete.