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’s 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.

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The development is to be built on the site of the former Faces nightclub

It will encompass the City of Wolverhampton College’s Metro One Campus, the council’s 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 £6.2m investment from the council and Black Country LEP.

The council has also secured £5m in funding from the Towns Fund, £20m from the Levelling Up Fund and a further £20m from the Department for Education.

The 10,000 sq m scheme will be set around the Old Hall Street and St George’s 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 £150m transport interchange.

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