Construction will commence on St George's Road next Monday, March 17, 2025, to implement the Connecting Woodside project, aimed at creating a safer and more attractive environment for active travel. The £14m project will introduce a two-way cycle lane linking Charing Cross and Garscube Road, upgrade traffic signals, improve pedestrian crossings, and enhance footways.

The project will also include upgraded street lighting between Maryhill Road and Garscube Road, drainage improvements, and the planting of street trees to enhance the area's greenery. Initial work will focus on the area near St George's Studios at Charing Cross, where the new cycle lane will begin. Marked parking bays and dedicated loading facilities will also be added, along with step-free crossings and widened footways.

Over the coming months, work will progress along St George's Road towards Garscube Road, where the new cycleway will connect with existing active travel routes leading to the Forth and Clyde Canal and Glasgow city centre. Vehicle access points at Clarendon Place and Glenfarg Street will be modified to improve road safety.

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Prior to this phase, the Charing Cross junction was redesigned to improve pedestrian and cyclist safety, including linking the Sauchiehall Street cycle lane with St George's Road.

Cllr Angus Millar, Convener for Transport and Climate, said: "Connecting Woodside is a key component of the city's emerging City Network of 270km of safe, segregated cycleways, and is helping people who want to walk, wheel and cycle feel safe and comfortable making their daily journeys. The work on St George's Road will see the creation of an active travel corridor that directly connects Sauchiehall Street at Charing Cross with Garscube Road in north Glasgow - with enhanced pedestrian crossings, improved footways, greening and drainage improvements, and upgraded streetlighting."

Carole Patrick, Portfolio Director at Sustrans, a funder of the project, said: "Connecting Woodside has improved the lives of those living and working in the north of Glasgow so much already. This latest phase of works to link Charing Cross with Garscube Road will have an immense impact, furthering our ambition to reduce transport poverty and helping to build a more sustainable future for everyone. Improved crossings and footways, a new cycle lane, as well as additional street lighting and landscaping initiatives will ensure walking, wheeling and cycling journeys to and from the city centre is more accessible and enjoyable than ever."

The St George's Road phase of the Connecting Woodside project is expected to take approximately 48 weeks to complete.