A PEDESTRIAN bridge is to be built over the River Kelvin to improve access to Glasgow's new Riverside Museum.

At the same time, derelict land surrounding the museum site will be given a £2.8million makeover.

Improvements will include landscaping neglected ground and installing CCTV cameras and street lighting.

A public slipway will be built at the River Kelvin, a new stretch of the Kelvin Walkway will be constructed and a new public square will be created in front of the £50m museum.

The improvements planned for the area are expected to get the go-ahead when they are put before the city council's executive committee tomorrow.

George Ryan, executive member for development and regeneration, said: "The council's landscaping scheme for Pointhouse at Partick is really the icing on the cake.

"It will bring all the individual developments together, providing a first-class visitor experience which makes the most of the natural environment and river access."

No further details are yet available of the design of the pedestrian bridge or how much it will cost.

But Anderston/City councillor Gordon Matheson said the new bridge would be essential to ensure as many people as possible can access the multi-million pound museum on the banks of the Clyde.

Mr Matheson said: "However wonderful the new museum will be, we can't build it in isolation.

"Many hundreds of thousands of visitors will want to go to this new attraction.

"The museum will be a world-class attraction and the environment around it needs also to be of the highest standard to ensure it provides an experience of the very best quality."