DAVID Morton has started work on the part demolition of Grangemouth’s La Porte Precinct and the Kerse Road Block.
Over a 16-week period, the Larbert-based contractor will level the site and remove what Falkirk Council describes as a ‘long-standing eyesore’ building.
The work forms part of the local authority’s project to reinvigorate the retail offering in Grangemouth, with businesses being relocated into the ‘retail core’ of the town centre to support the wider regeneration of the precinct.
Funding for the £700,000 regeneration project is being provided by the Scottish Government’s town centre capital fund which aims to improve amenities, help regenerate town centres, and boost their sustainability and success in the face of changing and evolving retail patterns.
Councillor Cecil Meiklejohn, leader of Falkirk Council, said, “The regeneration project in Grangemouth aims to respond to the high vacancy rates in the town centre and working with local businesses, come up with a reinvigorated offer to encourage higher footfall and investment.
“This, along with other future works will certainly assist with the ongoing transformation of the wider Grangemouth area that is being progressed through various infrastructure projects such as The Falkirk growth deal greener Grangemouth programme which will unlock significant funding to deliver transformational economic, inclusive, and clean growth, making the area a smarter, greener, resilient, and more inclusive place.”
