A FOOTWAY on Sauchiehall Street is set for refurbishment after funding for the work was approved by Glasgow City Council.

The use of £290,237 of ENV2 funding towards the Sauchiehall Avenue public realm project has been given the green light.

The Sauchiehall Avenue is close to completion thanks to funding by the Glasgow City Region City Deal.

The ENV2 funding comes from development activity on council-owned land in the local council ward, and will specifically contribute to the £372,289 cost of the refurbishment of the northern footway of Sauchiehall Avenue between Charing Cross and Rose Street.

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Cash from the City Deal will be redistributed to the second phase of Sauchiehall Avenue.

The project involves a new public realm, ‘smart’ surface water management infrastructure, enhanced public walkways, new cycle tracks, junction upgrades and new trees.

Work on the next phase of the Sauchiehall Avenue project - from Rose Street to Buchanan Street - is currently being designed with work on-site expected to begin in the Summer of 2020, with completion in late 2021.

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Overall, the £115 million Avenues programme will upgrade at least 17 key streets across the city centre over the next six years.