Protective screens and a steel cage are among extreme measures put in place to stabilise the fire-ravaged Art School building.

Bosses confirmed that work on the west gable of the Mackintosh Building is on track to be completed by October 14.

A protective screen will be built along Scott Street, in front of the CCA, as an extra level of protection to allow the remaining businesses to return.

Over 450 tonnes of steel scaffolding has been used throughout the process to secure the building.

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Work on the south-west corner should be also finished by October 14, following the addition of a steel cage over the former library tower.

A large amount of material has been lowered to street level and will now be removed to an off site storage location.

The findings include artefacts and the iconic door plates from the main entrance to the Mack which were discovered during work on internal bracing.

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If all goes to plan, the remaining affected businesses on Sauchiehall Street and Scott Street will be given access to their properties next Sunday.

The CCA, Bagel Mania, News 4U and Paint & Mortar are among those still locked out.

Once the bracing scaffolding on Renfrew Street is completed, the damaged glass panels will be removed from the south façade of the Reid Building and is hoped that Glasgow City Council will be able to reopen the street for one lane of traffic at this point.

The work on the Reid Building should be completed before Christmas.

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Professor Tom Inns, Director of The Glasgow School of Art said: "The stabilisation work on the Mackintosh Building is now almost complete.

“Weather permitting we expect the work on the west gable to be completed by 14 October, and we hope that this will mean the CCA, Bagel Mania, News 4U and Paint & Mortar will all be able to get back into their premises.

“We’ve been working particularly closely with the CCA to make sure that the damage to the gallery ceiling can be repaired and they can re-commission the building both for the cultural tenants and for public events as soon as possible.”

“This has been a hugely complex project and we could not have completed it this quickly without the commitment of our contractors Reigart, SGB and Mabey who have been working flat out to get us to this stage.

“We know that there are on-going concerns about road access in and around Garnethill, so once the work on the Mack stabilisation is finished our next priority will be taking down the damaged rain screen from the Reid Building so that the Council can move to reopen Renfrew Street to single lane traffic before the worst of the winter weather sets in.

“Going forward we have committed to rebuilding the Mack and bringing it back not just as a working art school, but as resource for Garnethill and a creative powerhouse for the city. We want our neighbours to play a full part in this process and we look forward to working closely with them."