Tuesday September 1st 2026
Councillor Anthony Carroll in Duke Street
Written by Local Democracy Reporter, Sarah Hilley
The transformation of an east end road into an avenue needs to hurry up, according to a councillor.
The Duke Street avenue has faced a range of obstacles, including a delivery of new storage tanks to the Tennent’s brewery, which is causing delays.
The discovery of a void under the road and an unknown water main as well as unrelated Scottish Water and Scottish Gas works has added to the hold up.
Councillor Anthony Carroll has asked why some parts of the road can’t at least be completed on the long stretch between High Street and Bellgrove Street.
It is understood work got underway in January 2025.
Councillor Carroll highlighted the street is facing traffic chaos with a single lane in operation and people’s lives are being disrupted.
He said: “It is frustrating for people in the Dennistoun area. Near the High Street end there are issues with bin collections and delivery parking.
“There needs to be an increased urgency to pick up the pace.”
The local Greens councillor said people are “frustrated” and he wants to see quicker work on certain parts of the street that aren’t constrained by issues.
He said: “This is one of the few avenues in the east end and it feels like it has not worked at pace. It needs the level of priority it deserves.”
Praising greenery, including ferns that have been planted, he added: “When it is done it will be a really good active travel route for the East End.”
He called for a focus on finishing avenues before starting new ones.
It is expected the entire avenue will be finished early next year but most sections are set to be completed in November.
A council spokesman said: “We understand and share the frustration that the Duke St Avenue has still to be completed.
“After the discovery of an incorrectly charted water main near the junction with Bellgrove St, work was significantly delayed along the full length of the Duke St Avenue while Scottish Water undertook essential assessment work.
“Scottish Water completed the work to establish the correct route of the water main along the Avenue earlier this summer and good progress is now being made.
“Many elements of the Avenue, such as the installation of rain gardens and sections of cycle way, are due to be completed shortly.
“To accommodate the delivery of large equipment to Tennents, we have agreed that its sensible to pause work next to the entrance to the brewery for a time.
“Footways along the Avenue have remained accessible throughout the project, but for safety reasons we cannot declare the cycle way open for use until it has been fully completed and formally assessed as safe.
“Once completed, we are confident the Duke Street Avenue will become very popular route for active travel between Dennistoun and the city centre.”
The transformation of streets into avenues in Glasgow involves adding cycle paths and making more space for walking as well as planting greenery among other measures.
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