Drivers are being warned of overnight closures on one of Glasgow’s busiest motorway interchanges as essential maintenance gets underway.
The M8 will shut eastbound between junctions 18 and 16 for until the start of next year to allow roadworks to be carried out.
Overnight closures will be in place between junctions 18 and 19 from Sunday, November 16, until January 23, 2026, running from 10pm to 6am each night.
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To accommodate the festive period, the project will pause on Friday, December 19, and resume on Sunday, January 4.
The maintenance forms part of the next phase of works on the M8 Woodside Viaducts between junctions 16 and 17.
Signed diversion routes will be in operation throughout the works.
Eastbound traffic will leave the M8 at junction 18/17 St George’s Road, follow signs for northbound St George’s Road, then travel southbound on the A81 Garscube Road before joining the A804 Dobbies Loan and re-entering the M8 at junction 16 Craighall.
Access for emergency service vehicles will not be maintained during the closures.
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