A major Glasgow motorway will be closed overnight for several days for essential maintenance.

The M8 will be shut between Junctions 25 and 12 during the months of November and December as the work will be carried out in two phases.

For phase one, the road between Junctions 18 and 16 and the eastbound Junction 19 on slip road will be shut on Thursday, November 2 and Friday, November 3, from 10pm until 6am each night.

They will also be closed on Monday, November 6 and Tuesday, November 7, between 10pm and 6am. 

On these two nights, the Junction 15 off-slip road to Castle Street will also be inaccessible and there will be lane closures on the M8 eastbound mainline at Junction 15. 

The diversion for this phase will operate as follows: 

  • Eastbound traffic will leave the M8 at Junction 18, turning right onto the A804 St George’s Road and then right onto the A81 Garscube Road before turning left onto the A804 Dobbie’s Loan and rejoining the M8 eastbound at Junction 16. 

  • Traffic for the Junction 19 eastbound on-slip will continue on North Street to Charing Cross and join the above diversion at St George’s Street. 

  • Traffic for the Junction 15 eastbound off-slip road leaving the M8 on the right towards Castle Street will leave from the left of the M8 at Junction 15 onto the A803, turning left onto the A804 Baird Street then right onto Castle Street. 

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For phase two, the eastbound M8 carriageway between Junctions 22 and 15 will be cordoned off, from Wednesday, November 8 until Friday, November 17, starting at 10pm and finishing at  6am. 

The diversion for this phase will operate as follows: 

  • Eastbound traffic will leave the M8 at Junction 22 to take the M74 and M73 to rejoin the M8 at Junction 8, Baillieston.  Traffic for junctions 14 to Junction 9 will leave the M73 on the direct link to the westbound M8 and Edinburgh bound traffic with leave the M73 towards the M8 Junction roundabout and join the M8 using the eastbound on slip. 

  • The Junction 19 on slip road remains open with traffic diverted onto the Junction 18 off slip road, turning right onto the A804 St George’s Road and then right onto the A81 Garscube Road before turning left onto the A804 Dobbie’s Loan and following onto Kyle Street and Baird Street. Diverted traffic will then have options and may take Springburn Road northbound, Castle Street southbound or rejoin the M8 eastbound at Junction 15. 

  • Traffic for the Junction 16 eastbound on-slip will follow the above diversion from the A804 Dobbie’s Loan. 

Vehicles entering the LEZ as part of the diversion must follow the diversion signage at all times