Background
Where has the funding come from
The £1.13billion Glasgow City Region, City Deal is funded by the UK and Scottish Governments and is one of the largest in the UK.
The Glasgow City Region City Deal was set up to fund major infrastructure projects; create thousands of new jobs and assist thousands of unemployed people back to work; improve public transport and connectivity; drive business innovation and growth and generate billions of pounds of private sector investment.
It is an agreement between the UK Government, the Scottish Government and eight Scottish councils, including Inverclyde, across Glasgow and the Clyde Valley.
What are the City Deal projects
The partnership of eight neighbouring Local Authorities will deliver a total of 26 projects. Three of these projects are in Inverclyde:
- Greenock Ocean Terminal (successfully delivered in 2023)
- Inchgreen Marine Park (successfully delivered in 2024)
- Inverkip (started March 2025)
The remaining projects and their progress can be found on the Glasgow Region City Deal website using the links on this page.
The deal was formally approved by government in August 2014.
What is the breakdown of funding
The total funding received for the project is £4.15m.
It has attracted £3.58m of external funding from the UK and Scottish governments.
Inverclyde Council has contributed the remaining £570,000.
What will the project deliver
Inverkip is a regional regeneration priority for Inverclyde.
The road improvement plan for Inverkip will unlock the process to build 650 new homes and commercial space at the former Inverkip power station site, as well as addressing road safety issues.
The improvement works will focus on three main upgrades to the A78:
- Signalised junction Main Street (North) on A78
- Signalised junction Harbourside (Kip Marina) on A78
- Formation of T-junction at Brueacre on the A78 enabling new access to the former Inverkip Power Station site involving partial widening and local re-alignment of the A78 carriageway to tie into the proposed bellmouth site access
Other benefits
The road infrastructure project will help pave the way for redevelopment of the former Inverkip power station site, bringing major economic benefits and potentially deliver:
- 400 construction jobs and 120 jobs in follow-on development
- £28m construction gross value added (GVA) impact
- £4m annual ongoing operational gross value-added impact for Inverclyde and £6m for City Region