A725 Shawhead Junction | Overnight Closure
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Road users are advised that the A725 north and southbound carriageways of Shawhead Junction between Kirkshaws Road Coatbridge and North Road Bellshill, including various associated A8 slip roads, will be closed for one overnight on Sunday 22 September 2024, from 8pm to 6am, to carry out additional white lining works.
As a result, the following slip roads will also be closed:
• A8 eastbound Shawhead Junction off slip road to A725 North & South.
• A8 eastbound Shawhead Junction on slip road from A725 (to Edinburgh)
• A8 westbound Shawhead Junction off slip road to A725 North & South.
Please note: The A8 westbound Shawhead Junction on slip road (for Glasgow) will remain open but only accessible via A725 northbound carriageway from the M74 Raith, Orbiston Junction, Bellziehill Junction & Strathclyde Business Park areas.
Signed diversion routes will be in place as follows:
Diversion 1: A725 southbound closure at Kirkshaws Road via A725 northbound
Whifflet Street, Dundyvan Road, A89 Bank Street (West), A89 Glasgow Road, A89
Coatbridge Road to Bargeddie roundabout, take 1st exit for A752 Langmuir Road,
continue A752 underneath A8 overbridge, continue A752 Aitkenhead Road, C7001
Old Edinburgh Road (East), continue Old Edinburgh Road to A725 Bellziehill
Junction roundabout and follow permanent signage.
(The A725 southbound closure at Shawhead Junction will be pre-signed early at
A725 Coatbank Street Coatbridge advising southbound drivers of closure ahead and
to use diversion via Dundyvan Road).
Diversion 2: A725 northbound closure at North Road, via A8 westbound Shawhead
Junction on slip road, continue A8 westbound to Bargeddie Junction (Showcase) off
slip road, take 2nd exit at mini roundabout for A752 Langmuir Road, continue A752
Langmuir Road, A89 Coatbridge Road (East), A89 Glasgow Road Coatbridge, A89
Bank Street, Dundyvan Road, returning to A725 at Whifflet Street and follow
permanent signage.
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Diversion 3: A8 eastbound traffic to A725 (North) for Coatbridge continue A8
eastbound to Carnbroe Junction off slip road, Carnbroe Road, Sweethill terrace, Park
Place, Paddock Street Coatbridge, Sykeside Street, Calder Street, return to A725 at
Whifflet Street and follow permanent signage.
Diversion 4: A8 eastbound traffic at Shawhead Junction off slip road to A725 (South)
for Bellshill (M74/East Kilbride/Carlisle) continue A8 eastbound to Eurocentral North
roundabout, take 3rd exit and cross overbridge to Eurocentral South roundabout, take
3rd exit for A8 westbound and continue A8 westbound, underneath A725 Shawhead
overbridge and continue A8 westbound to Bargeddie Junction (Showcase) off slip
road, take 1st exit at mini-roundabout for A752 Aitkenhead Road, C7001 Old
Edinburgh Road (East), continue C7001 New Edinburgh Road to A725 Bellziehill
Junction roundabout and follow permanent signage.
Diversion 5: A8 westbound traffic for Shawhead Junction off slip road to A725 (North
& South) for Coatbridge, Bellshill (M74/East Kilbride/Carlisle) continue A8
westbound to Bargeddie Junction (Showcase) off slip road, For Bellshill/M74/East
Kilbride take 1st exit at mini roundabout for A752 Aitkenhead Road, Old Edinburgh
Road (East), continue New Edinburgh Road to A725 Bellziehill Junction roundabout
and follow permanent signage. Or alternatively for Coatbridge from A8 westbound
Bargeddie Junction off slip, take 2nd exit at mini roundabout, A752 Langmuir Road,
A89 Coatbridge Road (East), A89 Glasgow Road Coatbridge, A89 Bank Street,
Dundyvan Road and return to A725 Whifflet Street and follow permanent signage.
Diversion 6: B7070 North Road Bellshill closure via North Road (South), Gartcosh
Walk to Bellziehill roundabout, take 3rd exit for C7001 Old Edinburgh Road, A752
Aitkenhead Road, A752 Langmuir Road, A89 Coatbridge Road (East), A89 Glasgow
Road Coatbridge, A89 Bank Street, Dundyvan Road returning to A725 Whifflet Street
and follow permanent signage.
(The B7070 North Road Bellshill will be pre-signed early at Hattonrigg Road
roundabout, Bellshill, advising northbound drivers of closure at North Road to A725
ahead and to use diversion via Gartcosh Walk, Viewpark & Bargeddie for
Coatbridge).
Local diversion signs will also be in place.
The closures are required to ensure road user and road worker safety whilst additional white lining works are undertaken and have been scheduled overnight to minimise disruption to traffic. The road will reopen at 6am the following morning. Access through the works for active emergency service vehicles will be maintained.
The works will be carried out by Scottish Road Partnership on behalf of Transport Scotland to maintain the integrity and safety of this route. The works have been planned in consultation with Transport Scotland, North Lanarkshire Council and the emergency services.
Please note, all works are weather dependent and may be cancelled or rescheduled if weather conditions are not favourable.
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