A transport plan for the COP 26 Summit in Glasgow has been published with closures to roads, walkways and cycle paths and warnings of  motorways being busy.

Some main roads around the venue at the SEC will be shut off and motorists and travellers warned that other routes will be busier than normal.

Transport Scotland has produced the plan which warns people: “Your travel will be significantly impacted. Some roads, cycle routes and footpaths will be closed from 23 October.”

The main closures around the venue, for security puposes are Clydeside Expressway, Clyde Arc Bridge and Finnieston Street. Alternative routes will be Great Western Road, Paisley Road West and the Clyde Tunnel.

But the impact will be felt in the wider Glasgow area with warnings to expect congestion and delays.

Strategic routes between Edinburgh and Glasgow are expected to see impacts of the road closures and restrictions.

They include the M74 main carriageway on the approach to, and through, the M8 Braids section, where additional weaving is predicted as more traffic heads towards Clyde Tunnel, Westbound.

Increased queueing and delays are expected on  the M8, Junction 25 Westbound off-ramp (Clyde Tunnel), as more traffic heads towards Clyde Tunnel (Northbound) and from Clyde Tunnel (Southbound).

The plan says : “This is a key access road to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and joint planning will be undertaken with Glasgow City Council to mitigate any impacts.”

Walkways and cyclepaths will be affected as well.

The National Cycle Network (Route 7), that runs north side of the River Clyde from Glasgow Green to Loch Lomond, will be closed in proximity to the SEC.

The closed sections are: The Millennium Bridge, Bells Bridge, Part of the Clyde Walkway (North) between Beith Way and Finnieston Street, the walkway between Finnieston Quay and Minerva Street, between the Riverside Museum and Stobcross Road, the Clyde Walkway (South) at Pacific Quay, the Expressway Overbridge at Anderston the M8 Overbridge at Anderston and the River Kelvin ‘Core Path on Water’ at Kelvin Harbour.

Train services are expected to be busier than normal especially the Lanark to Helensburgh Argyle Line through Glasgow.