DETAILS are to be unveiled on how Glasgow intends to spend its share of £1billion-plus in Government cash for major projects in the years ahead.
The city has a pot of almost £400million it can draw from for infrastructure projects over the next two decades following the announcement of the Glasgow and Clyde Valley City Deal last year.
The city council is now to disclose a number of draft business cases for the Glasgow projects, which include proposals for the city centre, Sighthill and around the canal, in Collegelands, Calton and the Barras, on the Clyde waterfront and the west end.
Among the plans are a spend upwards of £115million in the next 10 years to improve the public realm works in the city centre, and for further £85million for the areas just to its north around Sighthill.
Another £27million is earmarked for districts just east of the city centre and £114million for the Clyde Waterfront.
Details on the business cases will be unveiled at a council meeting today and will later require approval of both Westminster and Holyrood Governments before a green light is given.
The City Deal, funded by £500 million each from the Scottish and Westminster Governments, will pay for major infrastructure projects and address challenges in the region's labour market over the next 20 year
It has been trumpeted as generating 15,000 construction jobs, 28,000 permanent jobs further down the line and unlock £3.3bn of private sector investment.
Glasgow University principal Professor Anton Muscatelli and entrepreneur and businessman Sir Willie Haughey have been appointed to oversee the £1.13billion City Deal for the Glasgow area.
A city council spokesman said: "Since the confirmation of City Deal, a significant amount of progress has been achieved. All projects now have a draft strategic business case in place which includes a project plan, cash flow statement and risk register.
The draft strategic business cases have been submitted for comment to the Glasgow and Clyde Valley Project Management Office. Final and outline strategic business cases require to be submitted to release funding."
On top of the capital money, the City Deal includes support for region wide labour market programmes of around £4.8million over three years and grant support for Life Sciences projects of £17.2million over three years.
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