Broomielaw Officially Opened

May 2009

The Leader of Glasgow City Council, Councillor Steven Purcell, formally opened the Broomielaw and Tradeston Public Realm and Quay Walls, on the River Clyde in Glasgow on Thursday 14 May 2009. Work to the Broomielaw Quay, which historically in 1812 saw the first European commercial steamer service depart in the form of the world famous Henry Bell’s Comet included the stabilisation of 400m of the Broomielaw Quay wall, the replacement of 250m of the Tradeston quay wall , the creation Linear Parks on both sides of the river with associated street lighting, guardrails, bollards, street furniture, road works and footpaths.

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