Cowcaddens Road

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Connecting the East and West of the City in the North

The Cowcaddens Road Avenue is the latest in a series of major transformation works in and around the city centre.

The project will see improved road and widened pavement surfaces, a new pedestrian junction between Buchanan Bus Station and Glasgow Caledonian University, bi-directional and segregated cycle lanes to provide safer and more efficient routes for cyclists, new benches and improved junctions and crossings on both streets, the planting of 59 new trees (49 on Cowcaddens Road and 10 on Dobbie's Loan) and rain gardens to enhance air quality, manage surface water/reduce flooding risk, and improve the area's look and feel. The work will take place along the 750 metres of Cowcaddens Road and 250 metres of Dobbie's Loan.

The underpass between the bus station and the University will be infilled to address personal safety issues due to poor visibility, with a new stair to be built at the location of the infilled underpass. There will also be - towards the end of the delivery of the project - a change to the layout at Cowcaddens Road / Port Dundas Road junction, with the closure of the north side of the junction to through traffic (with the exception of a permitted Southbound only lane for emergency services).

The Avenues programme forms part of the City Centre Strategy. The priority of this programme is about creating inclusive and sustainable space for people through quality public realm, green infrastructure and innovative technology.

Design Principles
Enhanced, continuous and widened footways	Rain gardens and Street trees	Biodiverse Planting
Segregated cycling lanes separated from other road users	Road carriageways reduced in width	Improved Public Realm
Rationalised and improved street furniture	Architectural lighting features	Road priorities adjusted with clear routes

Consultations

The design process for the Avenues has been shaped by extensive stakeholder engagement. These consultations included workshops, on-street engagement, and online questionnaires. The feedback gathered from these type of activities aim to shape the new placemaking approach to street design.

Further information and consultation results will be made available shortly.

Design Team and Construction Contractors

The Design Team is led by Ironside Farrar
Glasgow Office: 5th Floor, 135 Buchanan Street, Glasgow G1 2JA

The Contractors Team is led by Wills Bros
Ballylahan Bridge, Foxford, County Mayo, F26 NP92
Phone +353 (0)94 925 6221 | Mobile: 07554 841 332 |
Email: Leslie McNeil at enquiries.cdl@willsbros.com

Funding

The programme is funded by the Glasgow City Region City Deal, which includes contributions from both the Scottish and UK Governments, additional funding from Sustrans was also obtained for the project.