Taxpayers have shelled out £8million on a troubled government scheme to fill historic railway bridge arches with tonnes of concrete. Some 50 bridges across the UK were infilled with crushed stone and foamed concrete between 2013 and 2021, it can be revealed.
The project, which cost £8,011,624, was expected to keep the bridges safe for use without expensive restoration work. But a Freedom of Information request has revealed the scheme’s scale for the first time.
The most expensive bridge infill, on Glasgow’s Copland Road, cost the taxpayer £817,511. The site sits underground near Ibrox Stadium. The second most expensive was at Crosshouse, Ayrshire, which cost £587,152.
