Paisley Road West to Benefit from New Bus Priority Measures

Work starts this week on Paisley Road West at Pollokshields, to create pop-up bus lanes that extends upon existing provision, to improve bus journey time and reliability.

These temporary measures will be created using Bus Priority Rapid Deployment funding which will see a series of interventions implemented in the coming months to give priority to buses at key points across Glasgow's road network.

It is intended that the temporary infrastructure delivered through the programme, which will include pop-up bus lanes and upgrades to road traffic signals - will improve journey times and the reliability of bus services which will be of particular benefit to those using public transport for essential journeys during COVID-19. It is also anticipated that that the new infrastructure will support the bus industry by incentivising bus trips ahead of private car, and in doing so help protect air quality.

Work on the pop-up bus lanes should take several days to complete and is anticipated to start on 8 April 2021.  The following measures will be introduced:

• A 24-hour bus lane (westbound) on Paisley Rd West between Dumbreck Rd to Bellahouston Drive - extending the existing 24-hour bus lane

• A peak hours bus lane (Mon-Sat 07:00-09:30 and 16:00-19:00) eastbound on Paisley Rd West between Helen St and Dumbreck Rd - extending the existing peak hours bus lane

 Detailed Map (Bus Priority): Paisley Rd West [1Mb]

Bus Priority Rapid Deployment Fund

£1m in funding was awarded to Glasgow City as part of a joint bid from eight local authorities in the Glasgow City Region for financial support from Transport Scotland's Bus Priority Rapid Deployment Fund.

A total of £1.8m was awarded to the Glasgow City Region Transport Transition Plan Group for a range of measures that will support public transport in the area. Projects outwith Glasgow City that will benefit from the fund include pop-up bus lanes in Clarkston, Renfrew, Giffnock and Clydebank. Many of the routes identified lead into Glasgow City.