Scheme is joint development between council and local college
The City of Wolverhampton has picked McLaughlin & Harvey as its preferred construction partner for a new city centre educational campus.
The firm, which built the main stadium for this year鈥檚 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, has been appointed on a pre-construction contract and will develop detailed designs and carry out preparatory works for the City Learning Quarter scheme ahead of the beginning of construction in spring.
It will encompass the City of Wolverhampton College鈥檚 Metro One Campus, the council鈥檚 adult education service and central library.
The project is being developed by the council in partnership with City of Wolverhampton College and were initially supported by a 拢6.2m investment from the council and Black Country LEP.
The council has also secured 拢5m in funding from the Towns Fund, 拢20m from the Levelling Up Fund and a further 拢20m from the Department for Education.
The 10,000 sq m scheme will be set around the Old Hall Street and St George鈥檚 Parade area, incorporating the site of the former Faces nightclub on the corner of Garrick Street and Bilston Street. It will also be located close to the new 拢150m transport interchange.
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