‘Avoid the area’: Part of motorway near Glasgow closed after lorry ‘strikes bridge’

A stretch of a busy motorway near Glasgow Airport has closed after a lorry 'struck a bridge'. Emergency services rushed to the scene on the M8 westbound at junction 27 (Arkleston) following reports of a 'bridge strike' at around 2.50pm today. Cops have completely shut down the westbound carriageway to allow for recovery after the crash.

Nearby Arkleston Road in Renfrew [1] has also been closed.

Drivers are being urged to 'avoid the area'. Meanwhile, Traffic Scotland is warning road users of delays of more than 40 minutes as the clear-up continues.

UPDATE??17:20 ?#M8 [3] - Junction 27, Arkleston (WB)

?Lane 1 and 2 (of 3) remain CLOSED due to an earlier bridge strike ?Road users are advised to approach with caution and expect longer travel times ?Delays of approx.

42 minutes ?Clear-up continues@SWTrunkRoads pic.twitter.com/Z3DPEhkUce [4][5]

-- Traffic Scotland (@trafficscotland) June 4, 2025 [6]

A Police Scotland [7] spokesperson said: "Lanes on the M8 towards Glasgow Airport are closed and the westbound carriageway will be closed completely for recovery following a lorry crash at junction 27 around 2.50pm on Wednesday, June 4. "Arkleston Road, Renfrew, is also closed.

Road users are advised to avoid the area."

Taking to X, Police Scotland went on to say that Arkleston Road in Paisley [8], which sits over the M8 motorway, will remain closed for the foreseeable future.

The M8 westbound carriageway was re-opened around 7pm this evening after a lorry collided with a bridge over the motorway around 2.50pm.

Arkleston Road, Paisley, over the M8 motorway will remain closed for the foreseeable future. pic.twitter.com/nbOYaYGuvS [9]

-- Police Scotland Greater Glasgow (@PSOSGreaterGlas) June 4, 2025 [10]

References

^ Renfrew (www.the-gazette.co.uk)
^ Family's tribute to Glasgow man who died in Portugal (www.glasgowtimes.co.uk)
^ #M8 (twitter.com)
^ @SWTrunkRoads (twitter.com)
^ pic.twitter.com/Z3DPEhkUce (t.co)
^ June 4, 2025 (twitter.com)
^ Police Scotland (www.heraldscotland.com)
^ Paisley (www.glasgowtimes.co.uk)
^ pic.twitter.com/nbOYaYGuvS (t.co)
^ June 4, 2025 (twitter.com)