HMP Glasgow build begins in the north of the city. from august news Watch Video

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GLASGOW. Royston Road. <br/><br/>First images as work starts on thesite of HMP Glasgow in the north of the city. The site is situated beside Germiston and sandwiched between Blackhill and Garngad.<br/><br/>Plans for £400 million Glasgow prison replacement granted approval and work begins on the build.<br/><br/>PLANS for a £400 million prison to replace HMP Barlinnie have been approved.<br/><br/>Glasgow City Council was given the green light to build the new prison complex on the former Provan Gas Works site in the north of the city.<br/><br/>HMP Glasgow will have five four-storey residential housing blocks at its centre, which will be equipped with heat pumps and solar panels.<br/><br/>Initial estimates for the replacement for HMP Barlinnie had been around £170m. However, in November, Justice Secretary Angela Constance said replacing the “somewhat Victorian” prison would likely cost around £400m.<br/><br/>Michael Stoney, the governor of HMP Barlinnie who is leading on HMP Glasgow, told the BBC in August that the old site was overcrowded, outdated, and at risk of “catastrophic failure”.<br/><br/>Speaking after plans for the replacement prison were approved, Stoney said: \