A multi-million-pound makeover project for a busy street in Glasgow has been delayed by several months.

Glasgow City Council have revealed that the £5.7million revamp of the city's Sauchiehall Street, which was set to be completed in late summer, will now be finished by November/December.

The local authority said the reason for the delay is due to the discovery of issues with 'underground utilities leading to elements of the design being amended'.

The council have now said the design amendment work has now been completed and construction works have now resumed, which will result in an increased level of activity in the area over the next few weeks.

Originally, the project started on Wednesday, September 27, 2023.

Glasgow Times:

Titled the Sauchiehall Precinct & Cambridge Street Avenue project, the precinct will connect to Sauchiehall Avenue at Rose Street and stretch to West Nile Street. 

The connecting Cambridge Street Avenue will reach Cowcaddens Road.

The avenue is part of a wider network of new attractive, accessible, safe, sustainable and easily maintained routes through the city centre being delivered by the Glasgow City Region Deal funded programme. 

As part of the work, roads, pavements and footways on the streets will be reconstructed, with new kerbing, traffic signals, 40 new street trees, rain gardens and street lighting features of the work.

Glasgow Times:

A spokesperson for Glasgow City Council said: “The work currently taking place at Cambridge Street and Sauchiehall Street will - when complete -significantly improve the roads, pavements and footways there, with cycle paths, new lighting and new street trees (more than were in place before) amongst the features to be introduced. 

"We are very aware of the disruption this work can bring and its impact on the appearance of the area, but when all the work is complete, the environment on Cambridge Street and this part of Sauchiehall Street will be far more attractive for everyone who visits the area. 

"Forthcoming projects and proposals on Sauchiehall Street and the streets close to it will help to regenerate one of our greatest and most famous thoroughfares.”

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