WORK on a £70million shopping and housing development in Glasgow city centre will lead to two weeks of road delays, starting today.

The finishing touches on the Atlas development, which will see nine stores and 49 apartments built in Buchanan Street, opposite Buchanan Galleries, are getting under way and the junction at West Nile Street and Bath Street will be controlled by temporary traffic signals.

They will be in operation from 7am to 7pm every day while the work continues.

The shops at the 155,000sq ft development, including Fat Face, Watches of Switzerland, and shoe retailer Office, are expected to open in March.

Also already signed up are American clothing store Forever21, Paperchase and Gap.

More than 700 people have registered an interest in the flats.