Overnight carriageway and slip road closures will be in place at Hermiston Gait Interchange on the M8 and A720 on Monday to Friday nights during eight weeks between 13 July and 16 October.
This is to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to carry out street lighting upgrade works, including the installation of new streetlighting columns and LED lights.
Dates, locations and diversion routes for closures are listed in the table below:
| Date | Time | Location | Traffic mgt | Diversion |
| 13-17 July (5 nights)20-24 July (5 nights) |
20:00
to 04:30 |
A720 eastbound flyover over Hermiston Gait Roundabout | Flyover closed | A720 eastbound traffic to proceed over Hermiston Gait Roundabout. |
| 10-14 August (5 nights)17-21 August (5 nights) |
20:00
to 04:30 |
M8 Junction 1 eastbound dedicated off-slip to Gogar | Slip road closed | M8 eastbound traffic to continue along the M8 to Hermiston Gait Roundabout and take the first exit for Gogar. |
| 7-11 September (5 nights)14-18 September (5 nights)5-9 October (5 nights) 12-16 October |
20:00
to 04:30 |
A720 westbound flyover over Hermiston Gait Roundabout;
M8 Junction 1 westbound dedicated on-slip from Calder Roundabout |
Flyover closed;
Slip road closed |
A720 westbound traffic to proceed over Hermiston Gait Roundabout.
Traffic on A720 wishing to join M8 westbound to proceed to Hermiston Gait Roundabout and join from there. |
Consultation has been carried out with emergency services and other relevant stakeholders to share information about the works in advance.
Tommy Deans, BEAR Scotland’s South East Network Manager, said: ““It is essential for the safety of the workforce that we close these flyovers and slip roads while streetlighting upgrade works take place.
“There are alternative routes available nearby and we’ll do this at night to minimise the impact, so we do not expect these works to cause significant disruption.
“Our advice if you need to travel via Hermiston Gait at night during this period is to check whether closures will be in place and allow a few extra minutes for your journey if necessary.
“We’re grateful to road users for their understanding.”
Real time journey information is available from Traffic Scotland at www.traffic.gov.scot, or on X at @trafficscotland.
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