A876 Clackmannanshire Bridge to close for repairs in August

The northbound carriageway of the Clackmannanshire Bridge will be closed next week for three nights <i>(Image: Google Street View/Pixabay)</i>
The northbound carriageway of the Clackmannanshire Bridge will be closed next week for three nights (Image: Google Street View/Pixabay)
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The northbound carriageway of the Clackmannanshire Bridge is set to close for three nights later this month.

The carriageway will be shut between Higgins Neuk Roundabout and Kilbagie Roundabout from 7.30pm to 6am on August 18, 19, and 20 to allow for carriageway repairs over the Clackmannanshire Bridge.

Tommy Deans, BEAR Scotland’s south east network manager, said: "It’s necessary to close the northbound A876 to repair defects in the carriageway, however the diversion is relatively short and the works will take place at night.

"If you do need to travel on this route on the nights of 18, 19, or 20 August, our advice is to allow a few extra minutes for your journey."

A diversion will be in place via the A985 over the Kincardine Bridge and the A977, adding an estimated three minutes and 0.3 miles to journeys.

Emergency vehicle access will be maintained throughout the works.

Relevant stakeholders have been notified in advance.

All work is weather dependent and may be rescheduled in the event of adverse conditions.

Live traffic updates will be available from Traffic Scotland at traffic.gov.scot or on X at @trafficscotland.

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