AN event showcasing ultra-low emission vehicles is coming to Glasgow this weekend, with a number of road closures put in place as a result. 

This weekend GREENFLEET will arrive in Glasgow City Centre with a roadshow hosted at the City Chambers. 

The free event will explore the latest in ultra-low emission vehicle technology with industry porfessionals. 

Ultra-Low Emission Vehicles (ULEVs) have a significant role to play in Glasgow cleaning up its air.

The Scottish Government has outlined plans to have four Low Emission Zones (LEZ) in operation by 2020, with the first established in Glasgow at the end of 2018.

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The council has a strategy, and this event will feature keynote presentations and group sessions. 

As part of the Government’s strategy to improve air quality across the UK, discouraging the use of older, more polluting, vehicles is key. The goal is to reduce the number of areas in the UK where air pollution breaches legal limits, and city by city, local, regional and transport authorities kick-start their ‘Clean Air Strategies’.

The legislation set in Glasgow include an initial focus on securing cleaner bus services within the city, in an area currently covered by the city’s air quality management area, followed by a second phase that will cover other vehicles and will be consulted on over the coming months.

Ultra-Low Emission Vehicles (ULEVs) have a significant role to play in Glasgow cleaning up its air. The council has a strategy, and this event will feature keynote presentations and group sessions that will enable YOU to find out more, and more importantly, the role that YOUR BUSINESS has to play.

The streets affected will be closed to drivers from 6am on Saturday, August 23 until 9pm on Sunday, August 24. In addition, there will be no loading in these area from 3pm on Saurday. 

Bus lanes will also be suspended from 6am on Saturday on North Hanover Street (northbound) between George Square and Cathedral Street, West George Street between West Nile Street and West George Street and​ on Ingram Street between Queen Street and Hannover Street.

Full list of street closures: 

  • Anchor Lane, for its whole length
  • Cochrane Street, for its whole length
  • Dundas Lane, for its whole length
  • Dundas Street, between West George Street and Dundas Lane
  • George Square (all sides), for its whole length
  • George Street, between Montrose Street and George Square
  • John Street, between Ingram Street and Cochrane Street
  • Martha Street, for its whole length
  • Montrose Street (northbound), between Ingram Street and Cochrane Street
  • Nelson Mandela Place, for its whole length
  • North Frederick Street, for its whole length
  • North Hanover Street, for its whole length
  • South Frederick Street, for its whole length
  • West George Street, between West Nile Street and George Square