The city centre will be given a new lease of life as part of the £115million Avenues programme - primarily funded by the Scottish and UK Governments - is being spent on Holland Street, in Glasgow.
Kickstarting this month, the project will see a network of new, attractive, accessible, safe, sustainable and easily-maintained routes throughout the city centre that are people-focused, encourage active travel and are more attractive to residents, workers, visitors and investors.
It also includes more than 535 metres of new cycle track alongside new walkways, an enhanced road network, new green infrastructure and 11 upgraded junctions.
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Features will include an avenue of new trees along the western footway of Holland Street and four new trees on the southern footway of West Regent Street.
There'll be wider footways throughout to create a more attractive environment for pedestrians, residents and visitors as well as on-street parking.
It'll also boast a two-way segregated cycleway on Pitt Street between Sauchiehall Street and Waterloo Street and soft landscaping incorporating drainage and raingardens - on West Regent and West George Streets - to slow the flow of surface water into the combined sewer networks.
Councillor Susan Aitken, Leader of Glasgow City Council and Chair of the Glasgow City Region Cabinet, said: “The work on the Holland Street Avenue will improve the streets here, creating a more attractive environment and making it easier for people to get around, so encouraging active travel. The soon to begin construction of this Avenue complements the significant changes taking place in this part of the city centre, including the building of hundreds of new homes."
UK Government Minister for Scotland, Malcolm Offord, said: "It's great news that work on Holland Street Avenue is set to begin. The UK Government is investing £50m in Glasgow's most iconic streets and public spaces as part of our £523m support for the Glasgow City Region Deal, which is levelling up the region's communities."
Holland Street Avenue is expected to be completed in summer 2024.
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