Residents and traders in Croftamie were breathing a massive sigh of relief when the Catterburn Bridge finally re-opened after a 21- month closure.
Business owners were brought to their knees as the route, on the A809 – from the B834 to the A811 – was shut in September 2021 due to a partial collapse.
The closure meant that traffic which would have travelled through Croftamie and onwards to Drymen and beyond were unable to do so, leaving business starved of trade.