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Farrans Construction has been appointed to put in a new road as part of a £59m investment in new transport connections to the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland (AMIDS) in Paisley and a new secondary school in the area.

Renfrewshire Council is leading a programme that will see construction of a new road and junction next to the site of the former Chivas building on Renfrew Road to serve the £85.5m Paisley Grammar School Community Campus, and connect into a new road bridge across the White Cart river.

The AMIDS South scheme is designed to improve access to Shortroods, AMIDS and Glasgow Airport from Paisley town centre, Renfrew and the M8 motorway. The project includes:

• a new road bridge at Paisley Harbour for vehicles, pedestrians, and cyclists from Harbour Road to Inchinnan Road
• a 1.7km gateway route along Abercorn Street, Harbour Road, and Inchinnan Road, linking the town centre to AMIDS and Glasgow Airport
• a new footpath and cycling route, called the Gallowhill Link, which will use the former railway underpass at the retail park to cross Renfrew Road.

Farrans Construction was appointed this summer to deliver AMIDS South and the new road and junction are scheduled for completion by summer 2026, with the entire project due to be finished by spring 2028.

The first set of works on Renfrew Road will begin on Monday 3^rd November and be in place for 25 weeks as part of a 52-week programme of works on Renfrew Road.

Patrick Murray, Farrans’ regional director for Scotland, said: “Since we were awarded the contract to deliver this project, we have been working closely with Renfrewshire Council in final preparations for our site operations to begin. We recently held a successful Meet the Buyer event in the area and met with over 70 local suppliers to discuss packages we will be procuring in the coming months.”

Renfrewshire Council leader Iain Nicolson said: “This significant investment is another example of this council’s ambition and the new transport links and state-of-the-art school will transform Renfrew Road and this section of the town.

“Communities from across the White Cart river will be more connected to the town centre, pupils will have easier access to the new school and opportunities for work, leisure and education will be more readily available for local people.

“The project will make it easier to access AMIDS which is one of the most significant developments we have ever undertaken and is already attracting high-quality jobs and world-leading industry to Renfrewshire. It will provide a significant boost to the area’s economy so it is incredibly important we provide the appropriate access to what is becoming known as Scotland’s home of manufacturing innovation – and that is what the AMIDS South project will do.”

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