Glasgow roads face weeks of closures and delays from roadworks

Summarised from 2 outlets · 7 reports · Updated 22 Oct, 10:02 · Archive

Multiple road closures and maintenance works are set to disrupt traffic across Glasgow over coming weeks.

Glasgow City Council is closing Wishart Street to traffic for seven weeks starting at 8am on October 26, with the closure scheduled to remain in place until 4pm on December 13. The work is part of the Avenues Plus programme to improve public space in the area. It will include construction of a cycle lane, changes to footways and resurfacing of Wishart Street. Drivers are being directed to use John Knox Street, Cathedral Square, Castle Street and Alexandra Parade as alternatives.

Two further road projects will add to traffic disruption across the city. Temporary traffic signals will be in place on Shettleston Road between Fenella Street and Academy Street on October 23 from 9.30am to 3.30pm for carriageway subsidence works. This will affect access to Tesco Shettleston and the Greenfields Football Centre. Motorists travelling to the M74 from Greenfields are advised to use Vesalius Street from Old Shettleston Road, then Pettigrew Street and Amulree Street.

In the city centre, lane closures affecting St Vincent Street on the approach to Renfield Street and an offside lane on Renfield Street will run from October 30 to November 30, 2026 for gas governor maintenance by SGN. Delays are likely during peak hours, particularly for those accessing the M8 or Clydeside Expressway from St Vincent Street.

How it is being reported

• Motorists facing lengthy delays as crash disrupts motorway in GlasgowTraffic Scotland warned drivers to find other routesThe Herald · 22 Oct, 09:19
• Temporary traffic lights set to stall traffic near Glasgow Tesco and football venueGlasgow drivers face delays as carriageway subsidence works begin on Shettleston Road on October 23, with temporary lights and M74 diversion advice.Glasgow Times · 21 Oct, 13:56
• Month long works to begin on busy Glasgow road causing headaches for driversGlasgow traffic warning: SGN gas governor maintenance will close lanes on St Vincent Street and Renfield Street from October 30 to November 30, 2026, with delays.Glasgow Times · 21 Oct, 13:19
• Major Glasgow road to close for seven weeks as cycle lane work beginsWishart Street will close to traffic for seven weeks while work takes place on a cycle lane and footways.Glasgow Times · 20 Oct, 15:47
• Parts of Glasgow's M8 motorway to close for two weekends amid major worksA major motorway will shut down for two weekends to allow for the reinstatement of two footbridges.Glasgow Times · 20 Oct, 15:15
• Major Glasgow road to close for FOUR DAYS as resurfacing works beginGlasgow drivers face Maryhill Road closure from October 20 to October 23 for resurfacing works, with diversions via Garscube Road and Great Western Road.Glasgow Times · 20 Oct, 11:16
• Further travel disruption in Glasgow as part of George Square to CLOSE for four daysGlasgow drivers face George Square North closure from October 26-29, 2026, for George Square Avenue Project planned works, with diversions via key city routes.Glasgow Times · 20 Oct, 10:19

In this story: Glasgow City Council · SGN · Wishart Street · Shettleston Road · St Vincent Street · M74

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