Work is continuing on a £270 million schools upgrade programme in Inverclyde.
A total of four primary schools are currently being transformed in Gourock and Greenock.
Work on the new £9.2m St Ninian's in Gourock is close to completion along with the refurbishments of Moorfoot Primary (£5m) in Gourock and Lady Alice Primary (£3.8m) in Greenock. A fourth school – St Mary's Primary in Greenock – will decant into the former Sacred Heart primary school ahead of a £6m refurbishment.
Inverclyde Council said both the Moorfoot and Lady Alice projects have been slightly delayed after contractors ran into unforeseen issues on-site and work was also hampered by the recent bad weather. The delay to completion of Moorfootm whose pupils are currently using the former Sacred Heart school building, has had a knock-on effect for pupils on St Mary's Primary who are due to move in to Sacred Heart ahead of their school's refurbishment.
Cllr Jim Clocherty said: "We are approaching completion of our ambitious and comprehensive programme to rebuild and renew all of Inverclyde's schools by 2020. These are some of the last major projects currently underway and I am delighted parents and carers can now start to plan and look forward in earnest.
"These are major construction projects which taken one by one would be challenging. Having three running alongside each other it is not a huge surprise that we have run into slights delays. We will continue to work closely with the contractors and schools and keep parents/carers updated while the schools are being completed."
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Work Continues On £270m Inverclyde Schools Upgrade Programme
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