M8

RESCHEDULED WORKS: Two additional nights will be required to complete resurfacing at Hermiston Gait after works were postponed due to adverse weather. On the nights of Wednesday 17 July and Thursday 18 July, Hermiston Gait Roundabout and the A720 westbound carriageway between Calder Junction and Gogar Roundabout will be closed. The slip road from the … Continued

M8 Junction 4 westbound off-slip road closed Tuesday 4 June overnight M8 Junction 4a westbound on-slip road closed Wednesday 5 June overnight BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to carry out repairs to surfacing on two slip roads on the M8 at Junctions 4 and 4a. To allow for the works to be … Continued

Six-week programme of overnight works commences 20 May 2024 Work to be completed over nine phases A six-week programme of overnight maintenance on the M8 is scheduled to begin on Monday 20 May. The work will be carried out in nine phases, with overnight closures on a different section of the M8 in each phase. … Continued

Overnight westbound carriageway closures 6 and 7 May 2024 The westbound M8 will be closed between Junctions 3A and 4 on the nights of 6 and 7 May, to allow essential concrete repairs on the underside of a bridge carrying the B792 over the motorway. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out work … Continued

UPDATE: Due to delays caused by adverse weather last week, works on the M8 westbound after Junction 3 are to be extended for two nights and will now finish on the night of Thursday 30 May. Overnight carriageway closures 3-30 May 2024 The westbound carriageway of the M8 after Junction 3 will be closed for … Continued

Hard shoulder closure for six weeks, commencing 1 April 2024 Trunk road operating company BEAR Scotland is to replace over 1,000 metres of boundary fence on the eastbound M8 between Junctions 3 and 2, in an investment by Transport Scotland worth £87,000. The works will begin on Monday 1 April and are expected to continue … Continued

Five overnight carriageway closures commence 25 March 2024 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface 1.9 kilometres of the M8 westbound carriageway between Junction 1 Hermiston Gait and Ratho. To allow the works to be carried out safely, the westbound M8 between Junction 1 and Junction 2 will be closed from 20:30 … Continued

Overnight slip road closure 22 March 2024 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is to carry out patching of the road surface on the slip road onto the westbound M8 at Junction 4 East Whitburn. To allow the works to be carried out safely, the slip road will be closed from 20:30 until 06:00 on … Continued

Overnight slip road and carriageway closures 20 to 22 March 2024 BEAR Scotland, acting on behalf of Transport Scotland, is carrying out essential landscape works to remove potentially hazardous trees. These works have been extended to incorporate recent storm damaged trees, and to continue to improve the health of the avenues at Hermiston Gait Interchange. … Continued

Overnight carriageway closure 13 March 2024 The westbound A720 Edinburgh City Bypass will be closed between Baberton Junction and Calder Junction on the night of Wednesday 13 March, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to carry out improvements to an emergency lay-by. The lay-by will be made safer and more accessible to use … Continued

Overnight slip road closure 26 February 2024 The slip road exiting the westbound M8 at Junction 3A Starlaw will be closed for investigation works between 20:30 and 06:00 on the night of Monday 26 February. A signed diversion route suitable for trunk road traffic will be in place, directing traffic to continue to M8 Junction … Continued

Overnight carriageway closure Friday 16 February 2024 Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is planning to carry out essential repairs on the westbound carriageway of the M8 between Junctions 3 and 3A on the night of Friday 16 February. For the safety of workers and road users during these works, the M8 westbound will be … Continued