New landmark takes shape in Glasgow

The city of Glasgow's eye-catching new Glasgow Arc bridge features safety railings galvanized by Scottish Galvanizers.

The city of Glasgow's eye-catching new Glasgow Arc bridge - locally referred to as 'the Squinty Bridge' because it is constructed at an angle across the River Clyde - features safety railings galvanized by Scottish Galvanizers .

The railings run along the entire length of the 169-metre bridge, built at a cost of GBP20.3 million.

They consist of 1 metre high and 1.4 metre high safety railings beside the carriageways on the bridge.

When complete the bridge, which crosses the river from Finnieston to Govan, will have four lanes - two dedicated to public transport and two for private and commercial traffic, with additional pedestrian and cycle paths.

The bridge, opened in September and jointly funded by Glasgow City Council and Scottish Enterprise Glasgow, will offer an instantly recognisable gateway to the city and improve public and private transport links to the city's new developments.

Fabrication of the railings was carried out by Scottish Galvanizers 's customer, fabrication specialists Hugh K.

Gillies (CES) of Irvine, Ayrshire and the bridge has been built by Kilsyth based Edmund Nuttall .

Paul Tait, Scottish Galvanizers 's Customer Service Manager, said: "We were delighted to have been selected to galvanize the safety railings for such a high profile project in Glasgow".

"The bridge will be one of the most visible landmarks in the city for many years to come and the steel will be permanently exposed to extremely harsh condsitions".

"We are confident that the galvanizing we have carried out will provide the ultimate anti-corrosion protection for many decades.".

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