GLASGOW will be transformed into a sea of pink today as the annual Race for Life event gets underway.

The 5K and 10K events kick off at 9.30am, however, there will be road closures and diversions surrounding the area from 6.30am until 4pm.

A list of road closures are as follows:

Albert Bridge, between Saltmarket and Crown Street Anchor Lane, for its whole length

Argyle Street, between Hope Street and Queen Street Ballater Street, between Gorbals Street and Crown Street (one lane only)

Buchanan Street for its full length

Candleriggs, between Trongate and Bell Street Clyde Street, for its full length (access maintained to Maxwell Street)

Cochrane Street, for its whole length

Congress Road, for its full length, (one lane)

Crown Street, between Ballater Street and Saltmarket Fastlink (Anderston Quay and Broomielaw)

Finnieston Quay, for its full length (one lane)

Garth Street, for its whole length

George Square (East), for its whole length

George Square (South), for its whole length

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George Square (West) for its full length

Glassford Street, for its whole length Glasgow Bridge, for its full length

Greendyke Street, for its whole length

Gorbals Street, between Ballater Street to Clyde Street

Hanover Street, George Square and Ingram Street Ingram Street, between Queen Street and Albion Street

Jamaica Street, for its full length

John Street, for its full length

Lancefield Quay, for its full length

Martha Street, for its full length

Midland Street, for its full length

Montrose Street, between Ingram Street and West George Street

North Frederick Street, for its full length

King Street, between Parnie Street and Trongate King

George V Bridge, for its full length

Mitchell Street, between Argyle Street and Mitchell Lane

Queen Street, for its whole length

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Saltmarket, for its whole length

Stockwell Street, for its whole length

St Vincent Place, between Queen Street and Buchanan Street

South Frederick Street, for its whole length

The Clyde Arc (Fastlink Lanes) Trongate, for its whole length

Turnbull Street, between Greendyke Street and Steel Street

Wilson Street, between Hutcheson Street and Virginia Street

West George Street, between George Square North and Montrose Street

Union Street, for its full length Victoria Bridge for its full length

Bus lanes in the following streets will also be suspended from 6am to 4pm:

Stockwell Street, southbound onto Gorbals Street (Victoria Bridge) Glassford Street, northbound between Argyle Street and Ingram Street Victoria Bridge, Southbound.

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While there will be no loading restrictions and diversions also in place throughout the city.

For more information, visit Glasgow City Council's website.