M8 Eastbound at Charing Cross | Essential Parapet Replacement
Early Completion- UPDATE (28/03/2025)
Works on the M8 at Junction 18 are now scheduled to complete ahead of schedule with a revised end date of Tuesday 1st April 2025. To facilitate this, a total closure of the M8 eastbound Junction 18 off-slips to St George’s Road/Great Western Road (including the eastbound Junction 19 Anderston on-slip) will be required. Work will take place overnight between 8pm on Sunday 30th March until 6am on Monday 31st March 2025 to remove temporary VRS.
Traffic will be diverted via the Junction 15 eastbound off-slip to A804 Royston Road, A803 on-slip from Springburn Road, M8 Junction 15 westbound on-slip, the M8 westbound Junction 16 off-slip, A804 Dobbie’s Load, A81 Garscube Road, St George’s Road and A82 Great Western Road.
Daylight inspections will take place on Monday 31st March 2025 before scheme completes.
Amey, on behalf of Transport Scotland, is undertaking an essential parapet replacement on the M8 eastbound at Junction 18 (Charing X) from Sunday 23rd March until Thursday 10th April 2025.
This work will require total closures in this location as follows:
- Total closure of the M8 eastbound Junction 18 off-slips to St George’s Road/Great Western Road (including the eastbound Junction 19 Anderston on-slip) from 8pm on Sunday 23rd March until 6am on Monday 24th March. Traffic will be diverted via the Junction 15 eastbound off-slip to A804 Royston Road, A803 on-slip from Springburn Road, M8 Junction 15 westbound on-slip, the M8 westbound Junction 16 off-slip, A804 Dobbie’s Load, A81 Garscube Road, St George’s Road and A82 Great Western Road.
- Total closure of the M8 eastbound Junction 18 off-slip to Great Western Road on a continuous 24-hour basis from 6am on Monday 24th March until 6am on Wednesday 9th April. Traffic will be diverted via M8 eastbound Junction 18 off-slip to St Georges Rd, the A804 St George’s Road and the A82 Great Western Road.
- Total closure of the M8 eastbound Junction 18 off-slips to St George’s Road/Great Western Road (including the eastbound Junction 19 Anderston on-slip) from 8pm on Wednesday 9th April until 6am on Thursday 10th April. Traffic will be diverted via the Junction 15 eastbound off-slip to A804 Royston Road, A803 on-slip from Springburn Road, M8 Junction 15 westbound on-slip, the M8 westbound Junction 16 off-slip, A804 Dobbie’s Load, A81 Garscube Road, St George’s Road and A82 Great Western Road.
- Continuous 24-hour nearside lane closures will be in operation on Great Western Road between West Graham Street and St George’s Road on-slip to Great Western Road from 8pm on Sunday 23rd March until 6am on Thursday 10th April.
Please note, all schemes are weather dependent and may be cancelled or rescheduled if weather conditions are not favourable.
This scheme will benefit vehicles using this route each day, by improving the condition and safety of the parapet and reducing the need for more extensive maintenance in the future.
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