A new footbridge connecting Govan and Partick has officially opened, offering a pedestrian alternative to the Clyde Tunnel. The £29.5m project is more than just a physical connection; it symbolizes a revitalization of both communities with modern developments and a renewed sense of identity.
It took me around 15 minutes to walk from my home in Partick to sunny Govan today - and I wasn’t the only one.
There has been a lot of debate this week about whether we need the Govan Partick crossing, a £29.5m swing footbridge connecting two former boroughs with plenty of historical links but only the nightmare-inducing pedestrian walkway of the Clyde Tunnel joining them together. Until now. The fact that I can see them from my window in the upper reaches of Partick has, until now, been a little bit misleading - because short of catching a Subway, Govan was not exactly a stone’s throw away.
How long before people start calling it the 'new west end'? Well, my husband - a Partick-till-I-die kind of guy - had the cheek to wheel it out today, before waxing lyrical about Govan having a Baynes . As for the crossing itself, it's very impressive to look at, and hints at what the rest of Glasgow’s riverfront could be, with some investment and TLC to those derelict stretches between here and the city centre.
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