M8

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

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