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Drivers are being warned to brace themselves for delays as 10-weeks’ worth of roadworks get underway on the M8.
Last updated 20th Feb 2017
Drivers are being warned to brace themselves for delays as 10-weeks’ worth of roadworks get underway on the M8.
Workmen have been tasked with completing the so-called ‘missing link’ to connect the new stretch of motorway with the Baillieston Interchange.
As a result drivers will be re-routed via the A8 near Bargeddie.
The roadworks came into force at 8pm on Friday and are part of the wider M8/M73/M74 improvements project.
But Transport bosses say they have come up with a plan that will create the minimum disruption.
Project manager Graeme Reid has been speaking to Clyde News:
He added: “The M8/M73/M74 motorway improvements project is a very significant investment in the central Scotland motorway network which will greatly reduce congestion and boost the economy.
“These scheduled works are a major milestone of the £500m investment in the main route between Scotland's two largest cities, which will see the completion of the M8 between Glasgow and Edinburgh.
“Whilst delays are inevitable on a project of this scale and complexity, and the impact this has on the travelling public is regrettable, these works are necessary to complete the M8 missing link.
“Road users can look forward to realising the benefits of the new motorway when it fully opens to traffic upon completion of these works in spring 2017.”
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