Four weeks of fresh M8 roadworks announced for November and December – see if your journey is affected
MOTORISTS are set for even more misery on Scotland’s busiest motorway with four weeks of fresh roadworks announced for the end of year.
Improvements are currently being made on the M8 eastbound carriageway through Glasgow[1] City Centre between between junction 25 and 12.
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Motorists are to expect four weeks of road misery as sections of M8 closedCredit: Tom Farmer
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14/4/2022…BUSY M8 MOTORWAY GLASGOW… EASTER TRAFFIC CHAOS ON M8 MOTORWAY GLASGOW AS PEOPLE ESCAPE FOR THE EASTER WEEKEND.Credit: Tom Farmer
Crews carrying out essential maintenance to improve the condition of the carriageway and its structures say will benefit 74,000 road users who use this route every day.
The new phase of work[2] will take place between Thursday November 23 and Thursday December 21, 2023.
It will mean overnight closures of the eastbound M8 carriageway between Junctions 18 and 16 and the eastbound on slips at junction 19 and junction 18.
This will begin on Thursday 23rd November until Thursday 30th November 2023, starting at 10pm each night with the traffic[3] management removed by 6am the following morning.
The same section of carriageway and slip roads will be closed again on Sunday 3rd December until Thursday 21st December 2023, starting at 10pm each night with the traffic management removed by 6am the following morning.
There will be two diversion routes in operation[4] throughout these closures with use of each being determined by local events.
Diversion 1: Traffic will exit at junction 19 (Bothwell) onto Pitt Street for St Vincent Street and onto North Street.
Traffic will then carry onto St Georges Road onto Garscube Road, following for Dobbie’s Loan and onto junction 16 (Craighall).
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Diversion 2: Traffic will exit at junction 18 (St Georges Road) onto St Georges Road for Garscube Road.
Traffic will then continue to Dobbie’s Loan onto junction 16 (Craighall).
Slip Road Diversions: Traffic will be diverted for North Street onto St Georges Road and then join the diversion for the main closure[5].
Vehicles entering the city[6]‘s Low Emission Zone as part of the diversion must follow the diversion signage at all times.
Any vehicles that deviate from the published diversion route may be issued with penalty charge notice(s) from Glasgow[7] City Council should they be identified away from the agreed diversion route.
Access for emergency service vehicles will not be maintained throughout these works.
AMEY, who are delivering the work on behalf of Transport[8] Scotland said all schemes are weather[9] dependent and may be cancelled or rescheduled if weather conditions are not favourable.
Road users are advised to allow extra time for any journeys throughout this period.
References
- ^ Glasgow (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)
- ^ work (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)
- ^ traffic (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)
- ^ operation (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)
- ^ closure (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)
- ^ the city (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)
- ^ Glasgow (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)
- ^ Transport (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)
- ^ weather (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)