Early September 2016 saw a rail bridge replacement over the Muir Road towards Sweetholme Road – by the remains of the old farm steading at Easter Ballomill. A Saturday closure of the line enabled a new bridge to be craned into position. Other works that are happening are improvements to the adjacent bridge that carries the trains over Rankeilour Burn. So the contractors will be working there for a couple of months. The path should be useable for pedestrians and cyclists for most of that time.

Can we sort the Flooded Path as well?

A 500t crane was used to do the bridge lift so the track from Bow of Fife level crossing down to Easter Ballomill has been made up with coarse stone. This may help the flooding problem that saw the route being closed for many weeks over the winter.

However Springfield Community Council is taking the opportunity to speak to Network Rail about a longterm solution to what we think is probably a blocked drain under the rail embankment.   We’ll let you know what the outcome of that is.

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