The New River Clyde bridge is a current construction as part of the ongoing Clyde Waterfront Regeneration. Scheduled for opening to the public in May 2025, it will be the first new vehicle crossing point on the Clyde since the Clyde Arc bridge was built in 2006.[3][4][5]

Proposal

Existing Renfrew Ferry service, a short distance upstream (east) of the new bridge location

Renfrewshire Council proposed a new road bridge to be built between Renfrew and Yoker / Clydebank (the north landing point being on the boundary between the City of Glasgow and West Dunbartonshire local authority areas).[6][7] The site of the bridge is a short distance downstream (west) from the existing Renfrew Ferry service. As the Clyde is still used for shipbuilding upriver of the proposed crossing at BAE Systems' yards in Scotstoun and Govan, a moveable bridge structure was required to let vessels pass up and down the river. Initial estimates for construction were £50 million, using City Deal funding.[8][9][10]

In late 2018 the project was approved by the Scottish Government,[11] but West Dunbartonshire Council later objected to the bridge with concerns about traffic levels.[12] However, in February 2019, members of West Dunbartonshire Council's IRED committee unanimously voted to drop the council's objection to the project.[13]

First section, on barge passing Portkil Bay, Firth of Clyde, in April 2024

The two main sections of the bridge, having been pre-constructed in the Netherlands, were transported by barge to the site in early 2024, to be installed over the course of that year.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b First section of new Renfrew Bridge arrives on Clyde, BBC News, 24 April 2024
  2. ^ a b Final section of Renfrew Bridge floated up the Clyde, BBC News, 17 May 2024
  3. ^ "New bridge planned across the River Clyde". Scotsman. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  4. ^ "£50m City deal to build new Clyde bridge at Yoker". Evening Times. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Renfrewshire signs up for city deal". Renfrewshire Council. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  6. ^ Clyde Waterfront and Renfrew Riverside, Renfrewshire Council
  7. ^ Ministers give green light to £90m Clyde Waterfront and Renfrew Riverside project, Scottish Construction Now, 20 November 2018
  8. ^ "New bridge planned across the River Clyde". Scotsman. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  9. ^ "£50m City deal to build new Clyde bridge at Yoker". Evening Times. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  10. ^ "Renfrewshire signs up for city deal". Renfrewshire Council. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  11. ^ "Clyde to get its first opening road bridge". Evening Times. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  12. ^ "New River Clyde bridge plan could be at risk after council objection". Evening Times. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  13. ^ "Full speed ahead for new £90m bridge to link Clyde communities". The Gazette. Archived from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.

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