A “dangerous” roundabout in Pollok blamed for causing huge bus delays is to be torn out.
The roundabout is to be removed and replaced by a traffic controlled junction instead with £150,000 to be spent on designs for the project this year.
The new junction will offer better lanes for buses, bikes and taxis on the approach to it.
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It is part of a £2.3 million bus infrastructure investment awarded by the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) to Glasgow City Council, which was accepted today.
Work is to be carried out by March next year.
Speaking at the City Administration Committee this morning, SNP councillor Angus Millar said the Peat Road roundabout had been identified as a “key pinch point” and was “causing delays to bus journeys.”
Councillor Millar said the funding will be used to produce a design for the new scheme, which will deal with “congestion issues.”
The convenor for transport and climate was replying to queries from Labour councillor Saqib Ahmad about the work planned at the roundabout.
Great Pollok Councillor Ahmad described it as a “very dangerous roundabout” - which was “dangerous” for cyclists.
Most of the SPT funding - £1.5 million - will go towards bus stop makeovers on Hope Street in the city centre. The work will see the installation of new shelters, real time passenger information, better accessibility and crossing improvements among other measures.
Cash is also to be spent on collecting information on how many people are cycling, bus lane enforcement cameras and city wide bus stop enhancements.
Work will also take place to speed up bus journeys through Paisley Road West with work starting soon to realign an area of the carriageway and the delivery of better street lighting, improved bus stops and upgraded footways.
Councillor Millar said: "Improvements to Glasgow's bus network are a vital part of our vision for a world-class public transport system, better connecting Glasgow's communities and supporting the shift to sustainable transport.
"This funding will support our work to help improve bus journey times and enhance reliability, with a variety of projects including upgrades to a major city centre bus corridor and improvements to key passenger routes on the southside." Addressing congestion at key pinch-points through junction reconfiguration, changes to traffic signal timings and additional bus lane enforcement will help ensure buses can serve the city more efficiently.
"The funding will also improve accessibility for bus passengers, with bus stop and shelter improvements as well as upgraded footways and better crossing facilities. The provision of Real Time Passenger Information also ensures passengers have up to date, reliable data displayed at bus stops which helps to increase confidence in bus travel and encourage more people to take the bus."
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