More than £769 million has been invested in Scottish construction contracts linked to the Commonwealth Games, according to a business analyst.
The money was spent upgrading Glasgow's sports facilities, with nearly half accounted for by the 35-hectare Athletes' Village valued at £300 million, construction intelligence specialists Barbour ABI said.
A combined £217 million has also been spent on the Emirates Arena, incorporating the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, and purpose-built SSE Hydro national arena at Pacific Quay, according to the firm which supplies data to the UK Government and the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
A total of £120 million was used to regenerate existing sports facilities in Glasgow and further afield, such as a £30 million refurbishment of the Grade A Listed Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh and an extension to the National Swimming Centre at Tollcross Leisure Centre worth £15 million.
More than £50 million of post-summer regeneration work is also in the pipeline.
Michael Dall, lead economist at Barbour ABI, said: "There is no under-estimating how much work is required to get a city ready for a global sporting event, so it's not surprising to see the huge sums of money being spent on construction contracts in and around Glasgow, both new build and regeneration, over the past year.
"With the Scottish economy now growing past its pre-recession levels, and our latest Economic & Construction Market Review showing that the country dominated medical and health, industrial and education construction contracts in the UK last month, the future is certainly looking bright for contractors over the coming months."
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