Glasgow council to begin work on Argyle Street as part of Avenues Project

People in Glasgow are being warned to expect disruption as work to revamp one of the city’s busiest streets is set to begin.

Work on the Argyle Street East Avenue project will commence on June 16 and is scheduled to be completed by June 2029.

It will see pavements redesigned and expanded, the creation of new public and green spaces, as well as the resurfacing of roads and cycle lanes.

It is part of a £140m regeneration of key city centre streets in Glasgow, which the council says have “endured decades of decline”.

The Argyle Street East Avenue will extend the kilometre from Central Station to just beyond Glasgow Cross, and will be delivered in four individual and phased sections.

The first phase of the Argyle East Avenue to get underway will stretch from the junction with Queen Street to Stockwell Street, followed by the Four Corners area to Queen Street, and then Trongate to Glasgow Cross and onto Moir Street on the Gallowgate.

Councillor Angus Millar, convener for city centre recovery at Glasgow City Council, said: “Argyle Street, Trongate and Glasgow Cross are such historic parts of town which have resonated with Glaswegians over generations. But they’ve undeniably endured decades of decline.

“This investment is about revitalising these famous streets, complementing the hundreds of millions of pounds of development which is emerging in the area and giving real confidence to this part of the city.

“The Avenues programme is creating more attractive places for everyone who lives, works and visits the city centre. We’re making sure Argyle Street, Trongate and Glasgow Cross are absolutely part of that.”

Several parts of the Avenues Project are set to finish soon.

The Cowcaddens Road and Dobbie’s Loan Avenue at Glasgow Caledonian University and Buchanan Street Bus Station will open next week, while the progress of the redevelopment of George Square will see the road on the north side of the square reopen in early June.

Meanwhile, the Argyle West Avenue has accelerated over recent weeks, with the final stages of works to roads and pavements under way.

Running from the Kingston Bridge to Central Station, Argyle West has encountered delays due to the impact of the Union Street fire and Scottish Water repairs, but is now on schedule to be largely concluded by early June.

The final phase of the Argyle Street East Avenue is scheduled to be completed by June 2029, and a public engagement event on the Argyle East and Stockwell Street plans will take place at the St Enoch shopping centre on May 20.

Councillor Millar added: “As with all major infrastructure projects, some disruption is inevitable. The phased approach to construction should go some way to minimising that and we’ll make sure the public and our partners are kept up to date with where the works might impact on them.

“Glaswegians can be confident, however, that the Avenues and George Square redevelopment will deliver a city centre we can all be proud of – and we’ll continue to see that emerging in the weeks ahead.”