Councillors are set to consider on Monday the award of a contract which if approved will see work start on two major City Deal infrastructure projects within Renfrewshire.
A contract worth £623,755 is being proposed which will see overwater ground investigations begin on the Clyde Waterfront and Renfrew Riverside and Glasgow Airport Investment Area projects.
The work, if approved, will gather geotechnical and environmental information needed to develop the designs for both the projects which will see a new opening bridge across the Clyde linking communities north and south of the river, a new bridge across the White Cart, the realignment of Abbotsinch Road and the creation of new cycle routes.
Public engagement events held in December revealed overwhelming support for the projects, with early indications showing approximately 80 per cent of responses were positive.
Renfrewshire Council Leader Mark Macmillan, the Glasgow City Region Cabinet Lead for Enterprise, said: “Our public engagement events in December showed local people are incredibly enthusiastic about these projects and eager to see them take shape. Hundreds of visitors came along to the events in Renfrew, Paisley, Clydebank and Yoker to speak to the project teams and the feedback from the public was overwhelmingly positive.”
He continued: “These new bridges, improved roads and new cycle routes will benefit people in every community within Renfrewshire and across our wider city region not only in the jobs they will create, but in building our economy for the future. By improving connections between communities and places of business these projects will provide local people with better access to jobs, education opportunities and health, entertainment and leisure facilities, as well as giving companies better access to their customers and workforce.”