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VHE has landed the job to deliver a £11m major remediation scheme Sighthill
The design and build contract covering 50 hectares paves the way for the redevelopment of the Sighthill area with almost 800 new homes, road and pedestrian bridges, a new school and sports campus as well as student accommodation.
Civil engineering firms are presently being asked to prequalify by the end of this week for a further £75m infrastructure package know as contract 2.
Initial infrastructure work, including land remediation, bulk earthworks and engineering, is expected to last five years.
VHE landed contract 1 after building a strong track record in the city having previously carried out major remediation projects for Commonwealth Games Athletes Village site and successfully treating Hexavalent Chromium at Shawfield.
The Sighthill project will see the remediation of historical contamination both ex-situ and in-situ in particular Galligu and will also see demolition, deep grouting, drainage diversions and infrastructure works.
Works starts on site this month.
I walked passed the only two remaining blocks – Crawfurd Heights (31-35 Pinkston Drive) and Hartfield Heights (32-34 Pinkston Drive) – tonight and saw only two lights on in the huge slab blocks. It looks like the class cleansing of Sighthill to profit private companies, their rich shareholders (and some allege Glasgow city councillors) will start soon.
Another despicable chapter in the
continuing disgrace that is Glasgow Labour.
GG.