A section of the busy M8 motorway is set to be partially closed for around six weeks from this weekend.
The overnight project to replace barriers between Junction 28 and 30 will begin on Sunday, September 3 and last until mid-October.
It will run from 8pm each evening to 6am the following morning from Sunday to Thursday, and will avoid working on the busier Friday and Saturday overnights.
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In order to complete the work as quickly and safely as possible, trunk road maintenance company Scotland TranServ will implement a full closure of the westbound carriageway with an offside lane closed in the eastbound direction.
Mid way through the works, the traffic management will alter to a full closure of the eastbound carriageway with an offside lane closure westbound.
Laura Gray, Scotland TranServ’s deputy planned maintenance manager, described how the company has been working closely with Glasgow Airport, Police Scotland, and local authorities to specifically schedule the “significant programme” of work.
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She assured the impact would be “minimal” on local commuters, businesses, and air passengers, adding: “Works will be carried out overnight, with traffic management only
implemented once vehicle flow is satisfactorily low.”
The trunk road management company has already replaced 13 kilometres of barriers in the last 18 months.
Scotland TranServ has already replaced 13 kilometres of barriers in the last 18 months having invested almost £3 million to replace the barriers that are reaching the end of their maintainable life.
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