Hard shoulder closure for four weeks, commencing 31 August 2026 Trunk road operating company BEAR Scotland is to replace around 400 metres of boundary fence on the M876 south of Junction 1, adjacent to Drove Loan and Ure Crescent in Bonnybridge, in an investment by Transport Scotland worth £60,000. Work will begin on Monday 31 … Continued
UPDATE 24 August 2026: These bridge inspection works on the M876 will no longer go ahead this week, to avoid clashing with other works required on the network. They will be rearranged for a future date, to be confirmed in due course. Overnight carriageway closures 24 and 25 August 2026 Works to inspect a bridge … Continued
Overnight carriageway closures on Thursday 13 and Friday 14 August BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, will carry out essential coring investigation works on the M876 Junction 2 eastbound on-slip on Thursday 13 and Friday 14 August. The on-slip will be closed between 7:30pm and 6:00am on both nights while engineers carry out investigations … Continued
Slip road closure Monday 10 August 2026 The M876 Junction 1 eastbound on-slip will be closed for investigation works between 19:30 and 06:00 on the night of Monday 10 August. The project will be carried out by Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, and will involve investigating 1,200m of carriageway on the slip road in … Continued
UPDATE 24 July 2026: The slip road closure originally scheduled for 30 July will now take place on 20 August. All other details remain the same. Four overnight carriageway closures from Monday 27 July 2026 The slip road from the M9 northbound onto the M876 eastbound at M9 Junction 7, Kinnaird House, will be closed … Continued
Carriageway closure Friday 17 July 2026 The northbound carriageway of the M876 motorway will be closed from M80 Junction 8 (Bankhead) between 19:30 and 06:00 on the night of Friday 17 July. The closure is necessary for the ongoing replacement of safety barriers associated with recent gantry replacement works being carried out by Transport Scotland’s … Continued
Overnight slip road closure Tuesday 14 July 2026 The M876 Junction 2 westbound on-slip from North Broomage Roundabout will be closed between 19:30 and 06:00 on the night of Tuesday 14 July, to allow for investigation works in advance of future resurfacing. The project will be carried out by Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, … Continued
Overnight carriageway closures 4 to 15 May 2026 Overnight carriageway closures will be in place on the M876 on weekday nights from Monday 4 May until Friday 15 May, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to carry out a variety of routine maintenance tasks. Works to be carried out include grass cutting, drainage … Continued
Westbound carriageway closure 24 March 2026 Eastbound carriageway closure 25 March 2026 Overnight resurfacing works are scheduled on the M876 motorway on the nights of 24 and 25 March. The project will be managed by Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, and will involve renewing 205 metres of surfacing on the M876 westbound prior to … Continued
Falkirk Council, Roads Services are carrying out resurfacing works on the C20 between the junction of Denovan Road/M876 Junction 2 westbound slip road and the B905 junction. The resurfacing works will be carried out under a temporary road closure, which will also require the associated temporary closure of the M876 Junction 2 westbound slip road. … Continued
Overnight carriageway closure Thursday 12 February 2026 The westbound carriageway of the M876 will be closed for carriageway repairs between Junction 1 and the merge with the M80 from 19:30 until 06:00 on the night of Thursday 12 February. During this closure, a signed diversion route will be in place between M876 Junction 1 and … Continued
Overnight carriageway closure Friday 5 December 2025 The M876 southbound will be closed at Junction 1 between 19:30 and 06:00 on the night of Friday 5 December. This is to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to repair defects in the carriageway. A signed diversion route for traffic on the M876 southbound will be … Continued