M8

Overnight westbound carriageway closures 6 and 7 May 2024 The westbound M8 will be closed between Junctions 3A and 4 on the nights of 6 and 7 May, to allow essential concrete repairs on the underside of a bridge carrying the B792 over the motorway. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out work … Continued

UPDATE: Due to delays caused by adverse weather last week, works on the M8 westbound after Junction 3 are to be extended for two nights and will now finish on the night of Thursday 30 May. Overnight carriageway closures 3-30 May 2024 The westbound carriageway of the M8 after Junction 3 will be closed for … Continued

Hard shoulder closure for six weeks, commencing 1 April 2024 Trunk road operating company BEAR Scotland is to replace over 1,000 metres of boundary fence on the eastbound M8 between Junctions 3 and 2, in an investment by Transport Scotland worth £87,000. The works will begin on Monday 1 April and are expected to continue … Continued

Five overnight carriageway closures commence 25 March 2024 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface 1.9 kilometres of the M8 westbound carriageway between Junction 1 Hermiston Gait and Ratho. To allow the works to be carried out safely, the westbound M8 between Junction 1 and Junction 2 will be closed from 20:30 … Continued

Overnight slip road closure 22 March 2024 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is to carry out patching of the road surface on the slip road onto the westbound M8 at Junction 4 East Whitburn. To allow the works to be carried out safely, the slip road will be closed from 20:30 until 06:00 on … Continued

Overnight slip road and carriageway closures 20 to 22 March 2024 BEAR Scotland, acting on behalf of Transport Scotland, is carrying out essential landscape works to remove potentially hazardous trees. These works have been extended to incorporate recent storm damaged trees, and to continue to improve the health of the avenues at Hermiston Gait Interchange. … Continued

Overnight carriageway closure 13 March 2024 The westbound A720 Edinburgh City Bypass will be closed between Baberton Junction and Calder Junction on the night of Wednesday 13 March, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to carry out improvements to an emergency lay-by. The lay-by will be made safer and more accessible to use … Continued

Overnight slip road closure 26 February 2024 The slip road exiting the westbound M8 at Junction 3A Starlaw will be closed for investigation works between 20:30 and 06:00 on the night of Monday 26 February. A signed diversion route suitable for trunk road traffic will be in place, directing traffic to continue to M8 Junction … Continued

Overnight carriageway closure Friday 16 February 2024 Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is planning to carry out essential repairs on the westbound carriageway of the M8 between Junctions 3 and 3A on the night of Friday 16 February. For the safety of workers and road users during these works, the M8 westbound will be … Continued

Overnight slip road closures 8-25 January 2024 BEAR Scotland, acting on behalf of Transport Scotland, is carrying out essential landscape works to remove potentially hazardous trees affected by ash dieback, and to improve the woodland areas at Hermiston Interchange. The scheme will begin on Monday 8 January, 2024 for 14 nights until Thursday 25 January, … Continued

Full overnight closure of A899 9 January 2024 Lane closures on A899 10 January to Autumn 2024 January 2024 will see the next phase of refurbishment commence on the bridge that carries the slip road exiting the eastbound M8 at Junction 3 Livingston. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out concrete repairs and … Continued

Overnight carriageway closure Wednesday 13 December 2023 The eastbound carriageway of the M8 at Junction 3A will be closed for resurfacing on the night of Wednesday 13 December between 20:30 and 06:00. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the works, renewing 400 metres of surfacing to create smoother and safer journeys for … Continued