A milestone has been reached on the £37 million Cumbernauld Academy and Cumbernauld Theatre project in North Lanarkshire.

Morrison Construction has completed the steel frame on the facility and completion is on schedule for next year.

Works began on site in July 2017 and have progressed well, with Phase 1 of the new school car park finished, the foundations and structural steelwork complete.

Once finished, the new campus will have capacity for 1,250 secondary pupils and a 300-seat replacement venue for the current Cumbernauld Theatre. Once construction work is finalised, the current buildings at the school will be demolished to make way for new external sports facilities.

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Morrison Construction Project Manager Mark Stirling said: "We are extremely happy with the progress that is being made on site.

"There was a 14-week programme to erect the steel work, which we finished on time. Work on site has now progressed onto pouring the concrete floor slabs before the roofing and external walls are completed in the coming months.

"We have a great working relationship with the school with staff and pupils at Cumbernauld Academy very interested in our work on site. An S6 pupil has been completing work experience in administration at our site offices since August and we have been active members of the school community attending many events."

Michael McBrearty, Chief Executive of development partner hub South West, added: "With the new Cumbernauld Academy and Cumbernauld Theatre starting to take shape, it’s great to see pupils and the wider community engaging with the project and looking ahead to the benefits of the end result.

"We are delighted to see the progress being made on this true community project that will have such a positive impact on the Cumbernauld area once complete next year."

(LM/MH)