Disruption forecast in Glasgow as busy roads begin to close ahead of COP26 climate summit
Road closures begin on Saturday and last until Monday 15 November, however some roads in the SEC campus are already closed. The Clyde Arc and part of the Clydeside Expressway will be shut from 21:00.
The first minister is being urged to personally intervene to resolve a long-running rail dispute whichMick Lynch, general secretary of the RMT, wrote to Nicola Sturgeon calling on her to act as a "matter of urgency to bring about a fair resolution". She said: "We're very clear that the pandemic has had a very significant impact on our cleansing services.
"Three weeks can be a very big impact for people cycling," he said. "Especially during a climate conference, especially when a lot of the city is already going to suffer closures. He said: "I think there are so many unknown factors, to anticipate how severely this will impact will be very difficult. People still need to get to doctors' appointments and kids still need to get to school.
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