Steady progress is being made with the regeneration of Dundee’s central waterfront, city council administration leader Ken Guild has said.
“All of the major infrastructure work is being delivered on time and within budget,” he said.
“It is our ambition to reconnect the city to its historic waterfront setting and lay the foundations for a high-quality and radical development that will help move the city forward physically, economically and culturally.”
Mr Guild said the vision for the waterfront, which has received £80 million from the Scottish Government, was beginning to take shape with the completion of the first two stages of the project, and work is under way on the third stage.
The first stage saw the realignment of the western road, improvements to the Greenmarket junction and removal of the overhead walkway to the rail station.
Stage two involved the strengthening of the Dock Street railway tunnel to allow for construction of a proposed northern boulevard, as well as the reconstruction of part of Dock Street and Gellatly Street.
In the third stage, the Greenmarket multi-storey car park has been completed along with improvements to the Trades Lane junction and construction of a storm water tank to deal with surface water from the forthcoming new road network and buildings.
Work has now started on the first phase of replacing the Tay Road Bridge ramps.
A contract to design a new railway station concourse and replacement bridge over the rail line is due to be let soon.
In addition, a site within the central waterfront has been identified for the Victoria and Albert Museum.
“The project has widespread support within the city and we are determined to deliver our ambitious vision for the future,” said Mr Guild.