M8

Westbound carriageway closure 14 December 2023 Eastbound carriageway closure 15 December 2023 Overnight resurfacing works are scheduled on the M8 motorway on the nights of Thursday 14 and Friday 15 December. On the night of 14 December the M8 westbound carriageway will be closed between Junctions 4A and 5 from 20:30 until 06:00, to allow … Continued

Overnight slip road closure Monday 4 December 2023 The slip road onto the westbound M8 at Junction 4 Whitburn will be closed from 20:30 until 06:00 on the night of Monday 4 December, to allow BEAR Scotland to carry out carriageway investigations on behalf of Transport Scotland. A diversion route for traffic wishing to join … Continued

Overnight works commence 23 October 2023 Overnight works to clean the roof and certify the fall arrest system on the footbridge over the M8 at Harthill Services are set to begin on 23 October 2023. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the project over six nights – three nights on the westbound … Continued

Overnight slip road closure 22 September 2023 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to carry out a coring investigation at the M8 Junction 4 westbound offslip on the night of Friday 22 September 2023. To allow works to be carried out safely, the road will be closed from 20:30 until 06:00 on the … Continued

Works commence Monday 14 August 2023 for two nights BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to carry out traffic loop installation on the M8 after Junction 3 eastbound. The traffic loop installation on the eastbound M8, is set to start on Monday 14 August 2023 and will take place between 22:00 and 06:00 … Continued

Eastbound off-slip to close on nights of 10, 16 and 17 August 2023 Three overnight closures are planned of the slip road exiting the M8 eastbound at Junction 3 Livingston, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to complete works on bridge joints and carriageway surfacing. This slip road was recently reopened following major … Continued

Overnight slip road closures from 11 August 2023 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to carry out coring investigation works to assess the condition of various M8 slip roads, commencing on the night of Friday 11 August. To allow these works to be carried out safely, it is necessary to close the slip … Continued

Bridge edge beam repairs, parapet replacement and waterproofing complete Works below structure to extend to 2024 The initial phase of major works to refurbish the reinforced concrete bridge carrying the slip road off the M8 eastbound at Junction 3, Livingston, is substantially complete with the slip road reopened to traffic, on programme, from 28 July … Continued

Overnight slip road closure Tuesday 4 July 2023 The slip road onto the eastbound M8 at Junction 4 Whitburn will be closed from 20:30 until 06:00 on the night of Tuesday 4 July, to allow BEAR Scotland to install traffic loops on behalf of Transport Scotland. A diversion route for traffic wishing to join the … Continued

WORKS CANCELLED: These works will no longer go ahead on 23 June and will now be rescheduled for a later date. Overnight eastbound carriageway closure on 23 June 2023 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to carry out one night of coring investigation works on the eastbound off-slip of the M8 at Junction … Continued

16 nights of carriageway closures to take place from Monday 12 June to Monday 3 July 2023 A section of the M8 eastbound between Uphall and Roman Camp is set to benefit from resurfacing improvements. The resurfacing works will see Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, resurface 2.5 kilometres of carriageway after Junction 3 eastbound, … Continued

Six overnight slip road closures commence 15 June 2023 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface 0.5 kilometres of the slip road exiting the M8 westbound at Junction 5 Shotts. To allow the works to be carried out safely, the M8 Junction 5 westbound off-slip will be closed from 20:30 until 06:00 … Continued