A section of Scotland's busiest motorway link to England is to close for a full weekend next month causing expected major delays to motorists.
The M74 will be closed in both directions between J4 Maryville and J5 Raith from 8pm on Friday, November 18 to 6am on Monday, November 21.
The closure is for the safe demolition of Bothwellpark Road Bridge near Hamilton.
The work is part of an ongoing £500 million works programme to improve Scotland's motorway network.
The weekend closure will result in no access from the M73 to the M74 southbound at J4 Maryville or to the M74 northbound at J5 Raith.
Diversion routes will be in place via the A725, A8 and the M73, although Transport Scotland is warning road users to expect major delays on all surrounding routes.
Drivers will continue to have access to the M74 southbound at J5 Raith and the M74 northbound at J4 Maryville and J3A Daldowie.
There will be no access to Bothwell Services from the M74 southbound.
The next available service area is the M74 southbound at J11 Happendon and J13 Abington.
In a bid to reduce congestion on alternative routes, South Lanarkshire Council will implement parking restrictions on a short section of Main Street, Bothwell, for the duration of the weekend closure.
ScotRail will also provide extra carriages on trains on Lanarkshire railway services throughout the weekend.
For more information, visit http://www.transport.gov.scot/m74closure
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