Wills Bros Civil Engineering is making significant progress to deliver the infrastructure underpinning the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland (AMIDS).

New bridges, roads, cycling and pedestrian routes are all under construction and expected to be open in May 2021.

The Glasgow Airport Investment Area project is led by Renfrewshire Council and jointly funded by the UK and Scottish governments through the £1.13 billion Glasgow City Region City Deal.

Work on site was paused in line with government guidelines following the Coronavirus pandemic, but restarted in the summer, achieving a 5-star COVID-19 Compliance rating, in recognition of the enhanced safety measures in place.

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Twelve beams spanning 70 metres across the White Cart river were craned into position in September as part of a new two-lane link bridge which will connect commercial traffic to the district and reduce the number of HGVs in nearby residential areas.

Black Cart pedestrian and cycle bridge Junction realignment at the Black Cart river has reached phase two and a new pedestrian and cycle bridge connecting Abbotsinch Road to Greenock Road is now on site, ready for lifting into position in November.

A mile-long realignment of Abbotsinch Road is also well under way as the road is upgraded to take people through the 52-hectare site being redeveloped into Scotland's centre for modern manufacturing.

Construction is also scheduled to start this Autumn on both the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) and the Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre, the first facilities confirmed on site.

Boeing, the world's largest aerospace company, is also touching down in AMIDS at Westway Park, as they research metallic component manufacturing in an £11.8million project with experts from the University of Strathclyde's Advanced Forming Research Centre, part of NMIS.