The Clyde Tunnel

The Clyde Tunnel links north and south Glasgow with an average of 65,000 vehicles per day travelling through it, making it a key part of the transport network within not only Glasgow but also West Scotland.

In the Event of a Breakdown

• Stay in your vehicle
  • Be patient - you will be spotted on the monitors that are operational at all times
• A tow vehicle will come to assist you
  • your vehicle will then be towed out of the tunnel to a safe point
  • you can then summon a breakdown company for further assistance with your vehicle

Please Note - There is an assistance charge - please refer to the Land and Environmental Services Book of Charges for current rates.


   
Interesting Facts

• 1947 - Glasgow Corporation Planning for the tunnel began
• Construction began in 1957
• Opened 3rd July 1963
  • initial estimates were for 13,000 vehicles per day
• There are in fact two tunnels - one nortbound and one southbound
  • each tunnel has a cycleway and a pedestrian path
• The length of the Clyde Tunnel is 762metres
  • the width of the river at the same point is 123 metres
• The tunnel went through a major refurbishment that involved the installation of a new secondary lining incorporating the latest fire protection materials available at the time.
  
  • costs were approximately £12 million
  • work started in March 2005 and were completed in 2007

Contact Details:
Glasgow City Council
Land and Environmental Services
231 George Street
Glasgow

G1 1RX

Phone: 0141 287 9000
Fax: 0141 287 9059
E-mail les@glasgow.gov.uk