Stirling Council is to spend £50,000 on improving the surface of one of the area's busiest streets.

Taking place next month, Albert Place, Corn Exchange, and which includes part of Glebe Avenue, will be resurfaced.

The main work will be carried out from 3 to 14 March and as a result of the project, Corn Exchange will have to be closed for a week. Traffic diversions will be in place via Murray Place, King Street and Spittal Street.

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Commenting on the plans, Stirling Council's Environment and Housing Convener, Councillor Danny Gibson, said: "The high volume of traffic on Albert Place and Corn Exchange means these roads are in need of repairs working deeper below the surface of the road.

"We don't want to disrupt residents and visitors more often than we need to. The Council will be spending £92,000 to ensure that the work is a permanent solution.

"Stirling's location at the centre of Scotland means it's an important travel hub, and Albert Place is an artery both into Stirling itself and out to the M9."

In addition to the above project, the road outside Stirling's Smith Art Gallery and Museum is also set to be resurfaced in a £50,000 scheme which will begin on 17 March.

(JP/MH)