Work progressing on new 'Teletubby' animal crossing bridge in Perthshire

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Work is progressing on what will be one of Scotland’s longest wildlife overpasses.The green bridge - which would not look out of place on an episode of Teletubbies - will allow pedestrians, cyclists, woodland animals and insects to safely cross the new Cross Tay Link Road.It is scheduled to be completed by the end of this summer.The precast arches have been installed for the bridge which will reconnect the existing footpaths in the forest plantation at Highfield, Scone.While there are several examples of this type of bridge around the world, there are only a handful in Scotland.Project manager Jillian Ferguson said: “The environment is at the core of the CTLR project’s aims with long-term benefits including improved air quality, and the easing of traffic congestion and noise pollution, particularly in Perth city centre.“Alongside these more obvious gains, minimising the impact of infrastructure on the environment through careful design has always been a key priority and the construction of a green bridge to maintain ecological and pedestrian connectivity is an essential element in delivering on this objective.”BAM Nuttall senior site engineer Alan Limerick said the bridge’s unusual design had presented challenges.He said: “Although not a new concept entirely, there are very few green bridges in existence in Scotland and the Highfield one will certainly be one of the longest single-span green bridges on completion.

It runs 27.2 metres long and - at its widest point - is 33 metres wide.“Unusually, it is narrower in the middle than it is at the ends and there is a two-metre drop between the north and south abutments.