[3][4][5] Renfrewshire Council proposed a new road bridge to be built between Renfrew and Yoker (the north landing point being on the boundary between the City of Glasgow and West Dunbartonshire local authority areas).

As the Clyde is still used for ship building upriver of the proposed crossing at BAE Systems' yards in Scotstoun and Govan, a moveable bridge structure would have to be built to let vessels pass up and down the river.

Initial estimates for construction were £50m, using City Deal funding.

[8][9][10] In late 2018 the project was approved by the Scottish Government,[11] but West Dunbartonshire Council later objected to the bridge with concerns about traffic levels.

[13] The two main sections of the bridge, having been pre-constructed in the Netherlands, were transported by barge to the site in early 2024, to be installed over the course of that year.