The next phase in the £140million-plus transformation of key city centre streets will begin next month.
Work on Argyle Street East Avenue will begin on June Tuesday, June 16, with the programme including the redesign and expansion of pavement areas, the creation of new public and green spaces, and the resurfacing of roads and cycle lanes.
Extending for one kilometre from Central Station to just beyond Glasgow Cross, the work will be delivered in four phased sections.
The works also include the installation of a new west-to-east bus route passing through the current pedestrian precinct, reducing journey times and improving public transport connections.
The move has been welcomed by passenger groups, business leaders and transport operators.
Cllr Angus Millar, convener for City Centre Recovery at Glasgow City Council, said: "Argyle Street, Trongate and Glasgow Cross are such historic parts of town which have resonated with Glaswegians over generations.
"But they’ve undeniably endured decades of decline.
"This investment is about revitalising these famous streets, complementing the hundreds of millions of pounds of development which is emerging in the area and giving real confidence to this part of the city.
"The Avenues programme is creating more attractive places for everyone who lives, works and visits the city centre.
"We’re making sure Argyle Street, Trongate and Glasgow Cross are absolutely part of that."
The work on Argyle Street East Avenue begins as the renewal of several other streets concludes or is scheduled for completion.
The Cowcaddens Road and Dobbie’s Loan Avenue at Glasgow Caledonian University and Buchanan Street Bus Station will open next week, while the progress of the redevelopment of George Square will see the road on the north side of the square reopen in early June.
The Argyle Street West Avenue has also accelerated over recent weeks, with the final stages of works to roads and pavements underway.
Running from Kingston Bridge to Central Station, the work has encountered delays due to the impact of the Union Street fire and Scottish Waterrepairs but is on schedule to be mostly completed in early June.
Cllr Millar added: "As with all major infrastructure projects, some disruption is inevitable.
"The phased approach to construction should go some way to minimising that and we’ll make sure the public and our partners are kept up to date with where the works might impact on them.
"Glaswegians can be confident however that the Avenues and George Square redevelopment will deliver a city centre we can all be proud of - and we’ll continue to see that emerging in the weeks ahead."
A public engagement event on the Argyle East and Stockwell Street Avenues will take place at the St Enoch Centre between 11am to 3pm on Wednesday, May 20.
