M8

Overnight slip road closures for four weeks commencing Monday 10 March 2025 Streetlighting upgrade works on westbound slip roads at M8 Junction 3, Livingston, will begin on Monday 10 March and continue for four weeks. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the improvements. The M8 Junction 3 westbound on-slip and the dedicated … Continued

Four months of traffic restrictions on M8 and B792 commence spring 2025 A major project to refurbish the bridge carrying the B792 local road over the M8 motorway between Bathgate and Blackburn is planned to commence in spring 2025 and continue for approximately four months. The works will require a variety of traffic restrictions on … Continued

UPDATE 12 December 2024: The M8 Junction 3 eastbound off-slip will reopen tonight, no later than 05:00, with strengthening works on track to be completed two days earlier than initially expected. Eastbound off-slip closed from 5 December 2024 for approximately 9 days The eastbound off-slip at M8 Junction 3 Livingston will be closed for approximately … Continued

Overnight closure in both directions between Junctions 1 and 2 on Wednesday 18 December 2024 The M8 will be closed in both directions between Junction 1 Hermiston Gait and Junction 2 Claylands from 20:30 until 06:00 on the night of Wednesday 18 December. This is to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to complete … Continued

Five overnight closures, Monday 9 to Friday 13 December 2024 The slip road exiting the M8 westbound at Junction 4, East Whitburn, will be closed for drainage repairs between 20:30 and 06:00 each night from Monday 9 December to Friday 13 December. Traffic wishing to exit the M8 westbound during the works will be directed … Continued

UPDATE: 22 November 2024  The carriageway repairs on M8 J4A off-slip will now be carried out over two nights due to additional areas of repairs identified. The slip road will be closed overnight between 20:30 and  06:00 on Monday 25 November and Tuesday 26 November. Overnight slip road closure 25 & 26 November 2024 The slip road exiting the … Continued

Overnight slip road closures on 14, 16, 17 and 18 November 2024 The slip road exiting the M8 eastbound at Junction 3, Livingston, will be closed between 20:00 and 06:00 on the nights of 14, 16, 17 and 18 November. These closures will allow for the next phase of works to begin on the bridge … Continued

UPDATE 18 November 2024: Bridge works at the M8 Junction 2 westbound off-slip are progressing ahead of schedule, therefore the next phase of overnight slip road closures has been brought forward and will now take place from the night of Monday 25 November to the night of Friday 6 December. Overnight slip road closures 11 … Continued

Overnight road closures 7, 8 and 14 November 2024 The A899 between the Livingston East and Dechmont Roundabouts will be closed in both directions between 20:00 and 06:00 on the nights of 7, 8 and 14 November, as part of the ongoing major project to refurbish the bridge carrying the motorway slip road above it. … Continued

Works cancelled over weekend of 18-21 October 2024 Contraflow in place over weekend of 25-28 October 2024 Motorists warned to plan ahead and expect long delays Major bridge works on the M8 have been postponed for the weekend of 18 to 21 October due to the inclement weather forecast, however motorists are reminded to plan … Continued

Overnight slip road closures 22-25 October 2024 The eastbound off-slip at M8 Junction Hermiston Gait 1 will be closed for bridge joint replacement works between 20:00 and 06:00 on the nights of Tuesday 22 to Friday 25 October. Traffic wishing to join the A720 westbound will be directed onwards to Hermiston Gait Roundabout to take … Continued

First phase completed on weekend of 11-14 October 2024 Second phase scheduled for 18-21 October; motorists warned to expect delays The first phase of refurbishment works on the Longacre bridge, which carries the M8 motorway over Craigens Road between Junctions 5 and 6, have been successfully completed by Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland, with … Continued