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Work to deliver the Stockwell Street Avenue will commence on Monday 10 August, advancing what the council describes as the most extensive renewal of the city centre's streets and public spaces since the 1970s.
Contractors will deliver a package of improvements including resurfaced carriageways; new pavements laid in Caithness stone and widened where feasible; fresh street trees and raingardens between Bridgegate and Howard Street; upgraded traffic signals; and a new two-way segregated cycleway on the west side between Bridgegate and Howard Street, with the northbound section continuing to Stockwell Place. Once complete, the route will link to the South City Way at its southern end and the Argyle Street East Avenue cycleway to the north.
The scheme covers Stockwell Street from Trongate to Bridgegate and will be built in three phases: first from Trongate to Osborne Street; second from Bridgegate to Howard Street; and third from Howard Street to Osborne Street.
Councillor Angus Millar, Convener for City Centre Recovery at Glasgow City Council, said: "The Stockwell Street Avenue will not only help to make this part of the city centre a more attractive place for all who live, work and visit there, but also improve the connections for people traveling in different ways to and from the city centre. The investment in this Avenue mirrors the developments taking place and planned in this historic part of Glasgow. We have already been engaging with residents and business about the works to deliver this new Avenue, and we'll continue to keep everyone up to date on its progress."
The project is scheduled to finish in late 2027.
Progress continues across the wider Avenues programme. The Argyle Street West Avenue is substantially complete up to the Hope Street junction, with contractors now finalising the junction works at the Hielanman's Umbrella.
The Avenues programme—funded through the Glasgow City Region City Deal and billed as the largest of its kind in the UK—provides regular updates at www.glasgow.gov.uk/avenues.
