Kingston Bridge road closures for ten weeks
Construction work to replace copes and parapets by the Kingston Bridge will see major road closures for ten week from September.
Construction work to replace copes and parapets by the Kingston Bridge will see major road closures for ten week from September.
Motorists are being told to expect diversions on most nights between 10pm and 6am from September 5.
Balfour Beatty teams will first demolish and remove the existing copes and parapets before installing new ones.
The closures will initially affect the eastbound route on the Glasgow bridge, but the second phase of works will see closures in the westbound directions from October 30.
Out with these times, the bridge will operate with narrowed lanes, for the safety of road users and the workforce, whilst any day shift works are being completed. During the closures, signed diversion routes will be in place. For the eastbound closures the diversion route for M8 traffic will be:
M8 Junction 22 M77, A8, Carlisle M74 > M74 Junction 1 A8 Tradeston > Paisley Road > Kingston St > King George V Bridge > Broomielaw > North Street > M8
Traffic heading to Edinburgh and the Lothians are encouraged to use the M74 and M73.
The second phase of works will involve overnight closures most nights on the westbound side of the bridge, commencing on the 30 October 2022. The diversion route for westbound M8 traffic during the full closure will be:
Exit M8 18 Charing X/Kelvingrove > Newton Street > M8 Westbound
Traffic heading beyond west of Glasgow is encouraged to use the M73 and M74.
During periods of closure, local traffic using the Anderston on/off slip will be diverted via the following routes:
Anderston off Slip Closure
Exit M8 18 Charing X/Kelvingrove > Newton Street > Argyle St
Anderston on Slip Closure