Engineers build Clyde Metro investment case by establishing its scope & scale
April 24 2025
Plans for a new mass transit system spanning the greater Glasgow conurbation have taken a step forward with Mott MacDonald building the case for investment.
The Clyde Metro would see a new mass transit network built, fully integrated with existing infrastructure, to ease travel across the city and reduce social exclusion.
Billions of pounds are needed to make Strathclyde Partnership for Transport's vision a reality with the engineering consultancy helping to quantify the scale of the undertaking by preparing a preliminary engineering report assessing potential routes, destinations and modes of transport.
SPT head of policy and planning, Bruce Kiloh said: "The appointment for these commissions will build upon the earlier success of the Case for Investment, and we look forward to continuing to work with Mott MacDonald to examine Clyde Metro network and mode options in more detail, ensuring we develop a robust business case for this ambitious transformational mass transit project for the Glasgow City Region."
In addition, Mott Macdonald is working with Stantec to investigate the potential impact of the Clyde Metro on the city.
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This will be a real test of whether the City Region should have a Mayor or not and whether such an ambitious project can be co-ordinated across multiple local authorities,multiple transport organisations and national government. One suspect it may be another 8 years or more before spades are in the ground - and that feels optimistic.
Meanwhile cities of a similar size - Dublin, Manchester, Leeds are charging ahead. And we wonder why the city is still punching below its weight economically.