GLASGOW city council are to spend £8,000 on extending a pavement by 54cm.

As reported by the Evening Times, the section of pavement on Maryhill Road was found to be too narrow by local councillors and parents, who had raised concerns about its safety.

The walkway, which is 96cm wide, is part of the route children will use to travel to school when term starts in August, having had their bus passes removed due to council boundary changes.

Parents and councillors John Letford and Franny Scally said the route was not safe for youngsters as it was less than the required 1m wide.

The local authority will now spend £148 per cm to extend the pavement to 1.5m at the narrowest point.

The extension raises concerns among locals about the safety of the route for road traffic, as it will narrow the road further.

A council spokeswoman said the experienced Land and Environmental Services carried out a risk assessment on road conditions before deciding to widen the pavement.

Glasgow MSP Bob Doris is now calling for a moratorium on the plans to change the boundaries for free school travel, as he says they have been "rushed" and contain "significant flaws".

He said: "It is becoming increasingly apparent that the Council’s ‘safe’ walking route proposals for school kids have been rushed and contain significant flaws.

"It shouldn’t take a Councillor or MSP out with a measuring tape to highlight an obvious safety danger that contravenes the city council’s own guidance.

"This work should have been done properly in the first place."

The politician also raised concerns about Auchinairn Road, having found some parts of the pavement to be much less than 1m wide.

He added: "I’m currently asking for an urgent review of the Auchinairn Road route for Milton pupils going to All Saints.

"How may other unsafe routes have the Council deemed safe?

"The Council policy on axing school buses is quickly unravelling and I would urge them to consider a moratorium and reinstate all the buses for the new term.

"I believe they are wrong to withdraw free bus travel but if the Council insist on implementing these cuts, they should at least call a halt for the time being until we are sure all routes are safe.”

The review of school bus passes is expected to save the local authority around £600,000 and will be implemented at the start of the next school term on August 15.

A council spokeswoman confirmed a letter had been received from Mr Doris and officers were "looking over his concerns".

hannah.rodger@eveningtimes.co.uk