M8

UPDATE 01 September 2025: Due to heavy rain on Friday night, resurfacing works on the M8 Junction 4A off-slip require one additional night of works tonight. Works will now complete at 6am on 2 September. The same closure will remain in place. See details below in red. UPDATE 20 August 2025: To accommodate these works, … Continued

Overnight lane restrictions 24 August 2025 As the major project to refurbish the bridge carrying the B792 local road over the M8 motorway between Bathgate and Blackburn progresses to the next phase, overnight lane restrictions are needed in order to adjust the traffic management. Traffic on the M8 westbound will be restricted to a single … Continued

Overnight lane closures from 11 August to 16 September 2025 Daytime hard shoulder closures from 1 to 9 September 2025 Trunk road operating company BEAR Scotland is to conduct a drainage Investigation on the M8 between Junctions 2 and 3, near Newhouses Road south of Broxburn. The scheme will involve a camera survey and jetting … Continued

Overnight slip road closures Thursday 7 August 2025 Overnight slip road closures to repair defects in the carriageway will be in place at M8 Junctions 3 and 4 on the night of Thursday 7 August. The M8 Junction 3 westbound on-slip will be closed from 20:00 until 23:00, with a diversion route signposted via the … Continued

As part of the ongoing project the local route will close for 17 days, 27 July – 12 Aug   The ongoing major refurbishment of the bridge carrying the B792 local road between Blackburn and Bathgate over the M8, which began in May, requires the full closure of the B792 for seventeen days between 27 … Continued

Closure will be in place Monday 21 July 2025 between 8.30pm and 6am   Essential upgrades to the off-slip at Junction 4 of the M8 eastbound carriageway will take place for one night on Monday 21 July. Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, will carry out patching of the road surface to improve safety conditions … Continued

Works to start Sunday 13 July to Friday 23 August (six weeks)   Essential safety upgrades to the central reservation barrier on the M8 between Junction 3 at Drumshoreland and the rail bridge west of Junction 2 at Claylands are set to begin on the night of Sunday 13 July 2025. The works will be … Continued

Overnight carriageway closure Friday 18 July 2025 The westbound M8 between Junctions 1 and 2 will be closed between 20:30 and 06:00 on the night of Friday 18 July, to allow defects in the carriageway to be repaired. The work will be carried out by Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland. A diversion route will … Continued

BEAR Scotland is thanking motorists for adapting their travel plans during recent major road works on the M8 near Polkemmet, as traffic figures show up to 39% of road users avoided the route while eastbound traffic was restricted to a single lane. The roads maintenance company, which looks after trunk roads in the South East … Continued

UPDATE 27 June 2025: The M8 eastbound will now be closed from Junction 4 to Junction 3 on the nights of 2, 3 and 4 July, instead of from Junction 3A as previously advertised. The diversion route will be via the A801, A7066, A89 and A899. Phased overnight carriageway closures 26 May to 14 July 2025 … Continued

Four months of traffic restrictions commences 18 May 2025 Expect delays A major project to refurbish the bridge carrying the B792 local road over the M8 motorway between Bathgate and Blackburn is set to begin on the night of 18 May and continue for approximately four months. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is advising … Continued

Four-day contraflow with single lane eastbound 10-13 May 2025 Expect long delays and consider alternative routes BEAR Scotland is reminding motorists using the M8 eastbound this weekend to expect long delays and consider alternative routes during major resurfacing works between Junctions 5 and 4A. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is set to resurface 1.25 … Continued