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17/06/2015

Public Invited To New Town Centre Opening

Argyll & Bute Council has invited the public of Helensburgh to the official opening of the newly transformed town centre.

The £7 million public realm project involved redeveloping Colquhorn Square, its adjacent streets and the esplanade.

Widened pavements and new street furniture have been installed along with artwork projects.

The public have been invited to attend the opening ceremony on 20 June in Colquhoun Square at 12pm.

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Councillor Gary Mulvaney said: "I’m delighted with the quality of the work – the town centre looks fantastic.

"Public realm work is, by its very nature, disruptive but we have made every effort to keep people informed along the way and, despite delays, the project has been completed will within budget. We are now really starting to see the benefits that it will bring."

Austin Smith Lord was the architect on the project, while O'Connor, Sutton and Cronin was the engineering consultant.

Transport Planning were the traffic management consultants, with WAVEparticle as the artwork design and production firm.

MacLay Civil Engineering was the main contractor.

(LM/CD)

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