One week until Glasgow hosts COP26

We are taking a look at the Scottish Event Campus as it gets ready for the climate conference.

Glasgow is getting ready for COP26 next week.
Author: Callum McQuadePublished 25th Oct 2021

In one week, 20000 climate delegates will arrive in Glasgow for COP26.

These include world leaders like the American President Joe Biden, the Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Routes around Finnieston closed on Saturday night as the SEC gears up for the climate conference which will last for a fortnight.

Clyde 1 is taking a look at the preparations.

Roads around Finnieston are closed for the conference.


One week until Glasgow hosts COP26
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The Clydeside Expressway is also shut between Partick and Anderston for the next three weeks.

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Commuters who use that road for work claim it is going to be chaos for them.

Lisa McIntyre lives in Clydebank and works in Newton Mearns at a dental surgery.

She said: "The only way for me to get to the other side of the city is through the Clyde Tunnel, but everyone else will be going that way.

"I am going to try driving via the Erskine Bridge and then through Paisley and Barrhead.

"I will be leaving the house at 5.30 in the morning to get to work for 8.30."

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William Maxwell drives to Hillington from Fife each day which normally takes him an hour and 15 minutes.

However, he is concerned the closures will mean his journey time is doubled.

"I am worried I will be waiting for hours in queues not knowing what is the best route.

"My shifts are long and I could be out of the house for 16 hours a day if the traffic is bad.

"It is going to be a stressful three weeks for me and I am dreading it."

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