M8

Overnight slip road closures 8 to 19 December 2025 The slip road from the M8 westbound onto the M9 northbound at M8 Junction 2 (Claylands) will be closed between 20:00 and 04:30 on the nights of 8 to 19 December, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to upgrade streetlighting. Traffic wishing to join … Continued

Overnight carriageway closures 27 November to 13 December 2025 Daytime slip road closure 3 December 2025 A series of overnight carriageway closures and one daytime slip road closure is planned on the M8 at Junctions 3A (Starlaw) and 4 (East Whitburn), to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to resurface slip roads onto the … Continued

Five overnight slip road closures 17-21 November 2025 Overnight drainage improvement works are scheduled on the slip road onto the westbound M8 at Junction 4A, Heartlands, near Whitburn. The slip road will be closed during the works, from 20:30 until 06:00 on the nights of Monday 17 November to Friday 21 November. A signed diversion … Continued

Six overnight carriageway closures on 19-21 and 24-26 November 2025 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface a section of the westbound M8 between Junctions 2 and 3, near Roman Camp. To allow the works to be carried out safely, the westbound carriageway of the M8 will be closed from Junction 2 … Continued

Hard shoulder closure for nine weeks, commencing 29 October 2025 Trunk road operating company BEAR Scotland is to replace around 2,580 metres of boundary fence on the Westbound and Eastbound M8 between Junction 5 and Junction 6, near Salsburgh and Duntilland, in an investment by Transport Scotland worth £230,000. Fencing replacement work is planned to … Continued

Overnight westbound carriageway closures 27-31 October 2025 Overnight eastbound carriageway closures 3-7 November 2025 A series of overnight carriageway closures is planned on the M8, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland clean the Harthill Footbridge over the M8 motorway. The closures will also be used to carry out drainage works and safety barrier … Continued

UPDATE 21 October 2025: These works at the M8 Junction 3 westbound on-slip will now take place between 20:30 and 06:00 on the nights of Thursday 23 and Friday 24 October (two nights only). Overnight carriageway closures 22, 23 and 24 October 2025 The slip road onto the westbound M8 at Junction 3 near Livingston will … Continued

Full weekend road closure 19-22 September 2025 Five overnight road closures 22-26 September 2025 The B792 between Blackburn and Bathgate will be closed over the weekend of 19-22 September and on the nights of 22-26 September, to allow repair work on the deck of the bridge carrying the local road over the M8 motorway. The … Continued

Overnight slip road closure 17 September 2025 The slip road exiting the westbound M8 at Junction 4A near Whitburn will be closed for resurfacing works between 20:30 and 06:00 on the night of 17 September. The project will see Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland renew 50 metres of high friction surfacing to improve safety … Continued

UPDATE 6 November 2025: One additional overnight slip road closure will be required to complete road marking works on the M8 Junction 3 eastbound on-slip.  Three overnight slip road closures from 24 September 2025 Fifteen overnight carriageway closures from 29 September 2025 Overnight slip road closure 17 November 2025 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, will … Continued

Overnight slip road closures 15-20 September 2025 Overnight lane closures 21-26 September 2025 Essential works to upgrade streetlighting on the slip road from the M9 southbound onto the M8 eastbound at Junction 2 near Ratho will begin on the night of Monday 15 September and continue until the night of Friday 26 September. Transport Scotland’s … Continued

UPDATE 29 August 2025: Due to changes in the programme elsewhere, these works on the M8 will now commence on 2 September and continue until the night of 17 September. Overnight carriageway closures 2 to 17 September 2025 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface a section of the M8 westbound carriageway between … Continued