Clyde Tunnel: How Glasgow icon was built and human cost

The Clyde Tunnel first opened on July, 3, 1963.
Linking the north and south of Glasgow running under the city’s river, it’s Scotland’s only road tunnel.
Discussions on the need for a new crossing downstream of the city centre began in the 1940s.
The plans would not progress for another decade and it would finally open to traffic for the first time in July 1963.
Remaining one of the most ambitious civil engineering projects undertaken in Scotland, it cost £10.5m, the equivalent of almost £180m in 2023.
Today, the tunnel is managed by Glasgow City Council and carries more than 65,000 vehicles every day.
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