Glasgow's Subway will close for four weeks in the summer for modernisation work to be carried out. All services will be suspended from July 2-August 1. The work involves replacing a 40-year-old section that controls access to the twin tunnels from the surface depot at Broomloan. Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) said the section had to be fully replaced to ensure a reliable subway service in the future. Glasgow's Subway is the third oldest underground system in the world, being 120 years old this year, and is currently undergoing a £288million modernisation plan to upgrade or replace trains, signalling, platforms and stations. The Scottish Government is contributing £246m towards the cost. SPT chairman Jonathan Findlay said:"We have now reached a crucial stage in the modernisation plan that requires us - for reasons of safety for everyone involved - to suspend services for a short time during July. "We apologise for any inconvenience to all our passengers, but our full replacement bus service will mean that they can still get to where they want to go."
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