A NEW Clyde promenade and cycle route is set to be created in Glasgow as part of plans to rebuild a crumbling quay wall.
The former waterfront path at the Windmillcroft Quay on the south side of the river had to close eight years ago for safety reasons as the wall was deteriorating.
Proposals for the 300-metre-long riverfront includes a cycle route, walkway, feature lighting, seating, trees and shrubs.
The whole project is estimated to cost about £18 million and it would see the new quay wall being built out on the riverbed about 13 metres from the existing one.
Glasgow City Council is to carry out the project and has submitted a planning application for the scheme.
The site sits next to 278 private homes.
The public path at Windmillcroft Quay was blocked off in 2014 leaving no access for walkers or cyclists between Tradeston and Springfield Quay.
Emergency work took place to stabilise part of the quay wall but no repairs have taken place since.
A design statement submitted as part of a planning application from the council said: “The project involves a comprehensive programme of structural works to form a new quay wall. This shall involve building out the existing frontage into the riverbed and creating a wider land area at the quayside. The new public realm will include a segregated cycle lane and footways, functional and feature lighting, improved street furniture and soft landscaping.”
Public art in the form of a dry river feature, which would reuse materials from the existing quay wall, has also been proposed.
Money for the scheme is set to come from City Deal funding with a contribution also from the property owners according to the design statement. Part of the agreement is that the council carries out the project.
The planning application is under consideration.
