The road layout will be reconfigured - reducing the number of live traffic lanes from five to three, with the freed-up space used to install segregated cycle lanes on the bridge deck. The Broomielaw and Clyde Place junctions will also be altered to offer additional protection for cyclists.

New traffic signals will be installed, footways upgraded, and enhancements made to pedestrian crossings. The area will also benefit from new, soft landscaped areas and the addition of street trees.

The upgraded infrastructure will deliver a crucial node in the emerging City Network which aims to add 270km of safe, segregated cycle ways to existing routes.

North of the bridge, the new cycle lanes will connect with the upcoming Broomielaw/Clyde Street Avenue which will offer east-west active travel connections - whilst the south side will link to the South City Way.

Construction, which is expected to take around 14 weeks, will initially focus on the southern section of the bridge at Clyde Place, then progress north toward the Broomielaw.

Advance signage will be installed at key locations to redirect pedestrians and road traffic.