M8

Pre-construction works completed Cantilever scaffolding erected successfully The major programme of works to refurbish a bridge which is over 50 years old carrying a slip road off the M8 eastbound at Junction 3, Livingston, is progressing as planned. The £1.4m upgrade of the reinforced concrete bridge in line with current standards, has required the extended … Continued

Two overnight closures between Junctions 6A and 5 Works commence 28 March 2023 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to carry out traffic loop installation on the M8 eastbound main carriageway between Junction 6A and Junction 5. To allow for traffic loop works to be carried out safely, the M8 eastbound between Junction … Continued

Overnight closure on the M8 between Junction 5 and Junction 6A westbound BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to carry out traffic loop installation on the M8 westbound main carriageway before Junction 6. To allow for traffic loop works to be carried out safely, the M8 westbound between Junction 5 and Junction 6A … Continued

WORKS ON M8 POSTPONED TONIGHT (15.03.23): Works on the ongoing M8 eastbound overnight resurfacing programme (detailed below) between Junctions 3 and 2 have been postponed tonight,15 March 2023, due to a forecast of unfavourable weather conditions overnight. The programme will therefore extend for one night, with a scheduled new completion date of 23 March 2023. … Continued

Eight overnight closures between 23 February and 6 March (excluding weekends) A section of the eastbound M8 prior to junction 4A Heartlands is set to benefit from £680,000 of resurfacing improvements. The resurfacing works will see Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland resurface 1,500 metres of carriageway, creating safer journeys for motorists. For the safety … Continued

Overnight westbound road closures scheduled for 9 February 2023 Junctions 3A and 4 will be closed from 20:30 until 06:00   The hard shoulder on the M8 between junctions 3A and 4 is set to benefit from an improved road surface, with a night of resurfacing works on Thursday 9 February 2023. The project will … Continued

Slip road closure for five months from 13 February 2023 Overnight carriageway closures on M8 and A899 in March Clearly signed diversions will ensure ongoing access to Livingston A major programme of coordinated works to refurbish a bridge carrying a slip road and renew the road surface on the motorway at M8 Junction 3, Livingston, … Continued

Hard shoulder closure for eight weeks, commencing 30 January 2023 Trunk road operating company BEAR Scotland is to replace over 2,100 metres of boundary fence on the westbound M8 between Junction 4A at Whitburn and Harthill, in an investment by Transport Scotland worth £170,000. Vegetation clearance and fencing replacement work will begin on Monday 30 … Continued

Five overnight closures between Junctions 6A and 5 Works commence 2 February 2023 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface 1.4 kilometres of the M8 eastbound main carriageway between Junction 6A and Junction 5. To allow the works to be carried out safely, the eastbound M8 will be closed between Junctions 6A … Continued

Overnight lane closures 5 and 6 February 2023 Overnight lane closures are scheduled on the M8 near Shotts, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to complete pier protection works on two overbridges located between Junctions 5 and 6. The improvements are being carried out as part of an ongoing project to upgrade safety … Continued

Five overnight closures between Junctions 1 and 2 Works commence 16 January 2023 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface 1.2 kilometres of the M8 westbound main carriageway between Junction 1 Hermiston Gait and Junction 2 Claylands. To allow the works to be carried out safely, the westbound M8 will be closed … Continued

Eastbound slip road off M8 J3 to close for 5 months from mid-February 2023 Clearly signed diversions will ensure ongoing access to Livingston A major refurbishment of the bridge that carries the eastbound slip road off the M8 at Junction 3 near Livingston over the A899 is planned to start early in the New Year … Continued