A stretch of separated cycle lane in the East End has been ripped up in case football fans trip on the marker bumps when crowds return to matches.

The section on London Road from the Clyde Gateway to Springfield Road, outside Celtic Park and the Emirates Arena had been marked out with the black and white armadillo humps that can be seen in pop-up bike lanes in other parts of the city.

But as fans are expected back this season at Celtic Park, it has been decided they could be a safety hazard to fans flocking back to the stadium and have been removed from the road.

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There will still be a cycle lane but it will not be separated physically from the car lanes instead there will be a painted line marking out the lane.

Glasgow Times:

The lanes were put in place last summer as part of council’s Spaces for People scheme to encourage people to cycle for everyday journeys to work or for shopping during the lockdown.

But a restrictions ease and potentially tens of thousands of fans back at Celtic park on matchdays it has been decided the bumps could be a safety risk.

The council has been in talks with Celtic about managing the matchday crowds as they get to and from Celtic Park.

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The council states: “As Covid-19 restrictions continue to ease, and in anticipation of match day pedestrian traffic gradually increasing - work will start soon to adjust the design of a short section of the Spaces for People pop-up cycle lanes on London Road.

“Adaptions will be made between Clyde Gateway and Springfield Road, close to Celtic Park and will involve removal of the raised cycle separators.

“This adjustment is for safety reasons in consideration of the potential for mass pedestrian footfall in the vicinity of the football stadium.

“The carriageway will be re-lined, and these sections of London Road will continue to operate as designated Spaces for People cycle lanes as originally intended.”

Glasgow Times:

It is understood that police raised concerns about the black and white cycle lane separators being a potential hazard to fans.

The stretch that is being removed on both sides of the carriageway is part of a wider cycle route along London Road between Bridgeton Cross and almost as far as Mount Vernon.

From Bridgeton Cross to Dunn Street there is a bi-directional Segregated cycle way on the south carriageway before it becomes separated by the armadillo humps on both sides going out towards Mount Vernon.

A spokesman for Glasgow City Council, said: “With Celtic Park due to reopen to spectators again shortly, we have looked again at the Spaces for People measures on London Road immediately outside the stadium.

“On review the cycle lane separators used on the cycle route between Clyde Gateway and Springfield Road were identified as a potential trip hazard for fans leaving stadium and have been removed.

Glasgow Times:

“The Spaces for People lane outside the stadium has been relined and remains in use as a cycle lane as part of the extended temporary measures that run along London Road.

“We have just completed a wider, public consultation on whether temporary Spaces for People measures should be retained on a permanent basis.

“An independent engineer will review the responses to the consultation as well as the temporary infrastructure that’s been installed before making recommendations that will be reported back to the council later this year.

“The implementation of any permanent changes to the road system are always subject to the statutory traffic regulation order process.”