NEW artist’s impressions showing how sections of the city centre will be transformed under the multi-million pound Avenues Project have been revealed.

Initial designs for the Sauchiehall precinct, between Rose Street and Buchanan Street, the underline, which will connect the west end to the city centre via St George’s Place, Phoenix Road and New City Road, as well as Cambridge Street have been released to the public.

A consultation will now take place in a bid to determine the city’s views on the £115million project.

Leader of Glasgow City Council and chair of the Glasgow City Region City Deal Cabinet, Councillor Susan Aitken said: “This is an opportunity for our citizens to become involved in the changing face of our city centre.

“The city centre is the heart of Glasgow. It’s where so many of us come to work, to socialise, to shop and to meet and every Glaswegian has an interest in its well-being.

“It will have a positively transformative impact on the social and economic life of our city centre streets.”

She added: “We want to get this once-in-a-generation opportunity right, to deliver something for Glaswegians with Glaswegians.

“At the end of this process, we want to look forward to streets attracting even more people to the city centre and take satisfaction that our people have helped shape that.”

The project, which is funded by the Glasgow City Region City Deal, aims to change the face of the city centre.

It will see key streets in Glasgow city centre redesigned to “protect and prioritise” space for cyclists and pedestrians, improve connectivity, and improve the way public transport is accommodated.

It comes after another consultation on design concepts for Argyle Street.

Work on Sauchiehall avenue, the first of 16 to be created across the city, is currently under way

The consultation will take place both on-street in the city centre on Friday, at St Georges Cross and New City Road, and Saturday, at Sauchiehall Street, near Marks & Spencer, and Cambridge Street, from 10am to 5pm, as well as online at glasgow.gov.uk/avenues.

All the feedback from the consultation, along with responses already gathered from local businesses and community groups, will help to inform the next stage of designs.