The landmark Clyde Arc in Glasgow has reopened, nearly six months after a broken support cable forced urgent repair work.

The £20m Squinty Bridge, completed in 2006, had been deemed unsafe for public use after a 113ft steel support strut came loose and crashed on to the carriageway. Investigations into the accident, in January of this year, found a second support hanger to be faulty and the bridge was closed to the public while all 14 of the connections were replaced.

Authorities have now declared the Arc problem-free and traffic and pedestrians were allowed to use the crossing over the weekend.

Councillor Ruth Simpson, executive member for land and environmental services, said: "The Clyde Arc has proven to be extremely popular.

"Clearly, it has been disappointing to be without the bridge in recent months, but public safety is our priority and time and caution have been necessary."

The reopening of the Clyde Arc came amid new calls for the council to seek compensation from the contractors who built the bridge.

Bob Doris, SNP MSP for Glasgow, said: "If you paid contractors to build an extension on your house, and it fell down, you'd expect them to rebuild it, but you'd also expect compensation for the inconvenience. So why shouldn't the council be the same?

"It seems like common sense to me.

"We have to consider the cost to the economy of the extra time the bridge closure has added to journey times in central Glasgow"

Mr Doris stressed he was not accusing either the Arc's designer, Halcrow, or its builders, the civil engineering firm Edmund Nuttall, of being at fault, but he added that the council was not to blame for the bridge's problems.

However, a spokesman for Glasgow City Council said the authority was satisfied that the bridge had been fixed at no cost to the public and that no further action would be taken.