Renfrewshire Council is to host a series of exhibition events next month outlining plans for three major infrastructure schemes in the region.

The Clyde Waterfront and Renfrew Riverside (CWRR), the Glasgow Airport Investment Area (GAIA) and the Glasgow Airport Access Project (AAP) are each being delivered as part of the £1.13 billion Glasgow City Region City Deal.

The engagement events, which will focus primarily on the CWRR and GAIA schemes, will take place between 11am – 7pm at:

• Yoker Community Campus on Monday, 05 December.

• Paisley Town Hall on Tuesday, 06 December.

• Renfrew Town Hall on Wednesday, 07 December.

• Clydebank Town Hall on Thursday, 08 December.

Proposals for the CWRR include developing a new new 'opening' bridge across the Clyde linking the communities of Renfrew, Yoker and Clydebank, and providing improved access to employment, education, health and leisure locations. Plans involve creating new roads and cycle routes, aimed at opening up access to development sites and providing an alternative route around Renfrew Town Centre.


The GAIA involves building new infrastructure including the realignment of Abbotsinch Road, a new bridge across the White Cart, and new and improved cycle routes aimed at improving connections between the Westway, Inchinnan and Airport Business Parks. The scheme is seen as a catalyst for the continued growth of a key transport gateway for the City region and an enabler for the delivery of business and commercial offering around the airport.

Details of the Glasgow APP, a new direct rail connection between Glasgow Central Station, Paisley Gilmour Street Station and Glasgow Airport, will also be displayed at the events.

Council Leader Mark Macmillan said: "Three of the biggest infrastructure projects being delivered through the Glasgow City Region City Deal will be in Renfrewshire and have the potential to drive huge economic growth and social benefits for our communities.

"Engaging with local people and businesses to keep them informed about the projects and hearing their views is an extremely important element to what we're doing. Both this and the previous round of consultations were not obligations but activities which we wanted to undertake to ensure local people know about how these proposals are developing."

Image: The Glasgow Airport Access Project site.

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