June 8 2023

Glasgow City Council has awarded a £5.6m contract to deliver the next phase of its Avenues programme to Maclay Civil Engineering.

The Airdrie-based firm will undertake a series of public realm improvements to Sauchiehall and Cambridge Street, threading into an expanding network of pedestrian-friendly active travel routes across the city centre.

Stretching from Rose Street to West Nile Street with a spur to Cowcaddens Road the work will deliver improved paving, kerbs, traffic signals and lighting as well as a promised 40 new street trees.

Councillor Susan Aitken, leader of Glasgow City Council, said: “The Avenues programme - the biggest project of its kind in the UK - will not only bring a more attractive environment for everyone in the city centre, but improve connections around the area and encourage more walking, cycling and wheeling. This latest Avenue, on Cambridge Street and a stretch of Sauchiehall Street, is a key part of the network, and will bring particular benefit to a part of the city that will undergo tremendous change in the coming years.”

Work is expected to commence in September for completion by summer 2024.

7 Comments

#1 Posted by Great Uncle Beet on 9 Jun 2023 at 13:02 PM

The lady in the white jacket has just jumped to light speed, matching the millennium falcon's top speed of top speed is 25,000 light years per day

#2 Posted by Roddy_ on 9 Jun 2023 at 22:11 PM

Looks like we're getting more concrete for our glutes if the visualisations are to be believed. A sure sign that the needs of the mobility impaired, the elderly and mums-to-be have been overlooked again - much like the scandalous new Sighthill bridge with its lack of handrails, DDA non-compliant ramps and of course the ubiquitous concrete benches which are a delight to sit on - especially in mid-winter.
Looks very much the lightest of light touches for Sauchiehal Street with - I assume most of the current surface retained or renewed and the same with the trees.
Is there an up-to-date application that we might consult UR?

#3 Posted by EM0 on 10 Jun 2023 at 01:15 AM

Would love to see some up-to-date visuals to, these ones show the same paving stones and very little change! I am hoping they are a bit more ambitious with this than the images suggest!

#4 Posted by James Hepburn on 11 Jun 2023 at 13:56 PM

It's a pity the council can't keep the streets clean.

#5 Posted by David on 14 Jun 2023 at 13:45 PM

I agree, they'd be better of spending money sorting how refuse bins are hidden in public spaces, picking up litter, properly cleaning stone finishes, and of course maintaining / repairing elements of streetscape that are broken. It's too often dispairing to see how previous attempts have been left to rot...

#6 Posted by Glasgow Bob on 14 Jun 2023 at 21:54 PM

#4 rubbish magically appear does it? If trash out their people in the bin.....

#7 Posted by Mobo on 15 Jun 2023 at 11:18 AM

Let's at the very least hope the workmanship has improved - after only a few years the pavers are already coming up in Sauchiehall Street and puddles form as they are so badly placed with no account to drainage. Fundamental stuff - shocking.

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