{"id":2123,"date":"2015-10-29T08:33:50","date_gmt":"2015-10-29T08:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pacificbuilding.co.uk\/?p=2123"},"modified":"2022-11-07T23:38:09","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T23:38:09","slug":"finish-line-sight-former-games-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pacificbuilding.co.uk\/finish-line-sight-former-games-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Finish line in sight on former Games site"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>THE all-new McDonald&#8217;s restaurant being built on a legacy site from the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow is nearing completion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It will be the first two-storey, drive-thru diner&nbsp;in Scotland \u2013 and even before it opens to the public it is already making a striking impact at&nbsp;the location&nbsp;in Dalmarnock Road, not far from Rutherglen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A few weeks ago, when preparation work commenced,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pacificbuilding.co.uk\/piling-mcdonalds\/\">the first of 51 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