Renfield Street is set to be fully reopened to traffic and pedestrians as the work to demolish the fire affected buildings around the former Victoria’s Nightclub on Sauchiehall Street draws to a conclusion.
The operation to clear the rubble from the demolition has now concluded with heavy plant machinery also removed from the site.
Work will then begin tomorrow (Thursday, July 26) so that the cordon currently on Renfield St is drawn back to the pedestrian precinct on Sauchiehall Street. This will allow traffic to move between Renfrew Street and Bath Street once more and pedestrians to use pavements on both sides of Renfield Street.
The pedestrian precinct on Sauchiehall Street will remain closed to the public while utility companies undertake work to reconnect essential services to the affected site via a 40 metre trench dug along the northern side of the street. Work to build hoardings at the front and rear of the gap site will also be undertaken during this time.
Renfrew Lane will also remain closed for the time being.
Friday, August 3 has been pencilled in for the end of all work in relation to the site but depending on the build of the hoardings and clearance of machinery and tools from within the cordon, it is hoped that the cordon can be reduced further before that date.
This would allow the pedestrian precinct to be safely reopened to pedestrians for the first time since the fire on March 22.
