M8 Junction 21-23 | Major Footbridge Works
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UPDATE 21/10/24: Works have been completed for the year, and are set to resume at some point in 2025.
M8 Footbridges Update: Initial Phase Completes
Issued: 9 October 2024
Upon removal of the spans, four weeks of concrete repairs, inspections and on-site testing was undertaken. A further 14 weeks of structural investigation, laboratory testing, and analysis is now underway, which will be followed by off-site refurbishment of the suspended spans. Amey will stand-down the site on Friday 18th October 2024, returning in early Spring 2025 to commence the next phase of the works, which will see the suspended spans repaired, strengthened, and reinstalled.
Signed pedestrian diversions will remain in place during this period.
UPDATE (16/09/2024)
Amey, on behalf of Transport Scotland, are continuing with the essential refurbishments of the Cornwall Street and Kirkwood Street footbridges that span the eastbound M8 between Junctions 21 and 23 (Scotland Street and Dumbreck), south-west of Glasgow City Centre. Five suspended spans of the footbridges have been removed with refurbishments of the remaining in-situ spans continuing from Monday 16th September until Friday 20th September 2024.
This work will require overnight lane closures on the eastbound M8 carriageway, and overnight closures of the on-slips at both Junctions 23 and 24 between the hours of 10pm and 6am each night. Traffic will be diverted as follows:
Traffic wishing to use the M8 Junction 24 eastbound on-slip will be diverted via Helen Street, Edmiston Drive, Dumbreck Road and Junction 1 of the Northbound M77, where they will be able to re-join the M8 eastbound.
Traffic wishing to use the M8 Junction 23 eastbound on-slip will be diverted via Dumbreck Road and Junction 1 of the Northbound M77, where they will be able to re-join the M8 eastbound.
A programme of maintenance is required to ensure these 50-year-old structures continue to operate safely and efficiently and full details of the project are available here.
This scheme has been planned in consultation with Transport Scotland, Traffic Scotland, the emergency services, Glasgow City Council, and other key stakeholders
Access for emergency service vehicles will be maintained throughout these works.
Please note, all schemes are weather dependent and may be cancelled or rescheduled if weather conditions are not favourable.
We thank road users for their patience and understanding while this work is being undertaken.
REMINDER
Amey, on behalf of Transport Scotland, is undertaking essential refurbishments of the Cornwall Street and Kirkwood Street footbridges that span the M8 between Junctions 21 and 23 (Kinning Park and Ibrox), south-west of Glasgow City Centre from Monday 1st July until Friday 20th December 2024.
A programme of maintenance is required to ensure these 50-year-old structures continue to operate safely and efficiently and will include:
Waterproofing and resurfacing of each bridge deck;
Replacement of all expansion joints;
Pedestrian parapet replacement;
Concrete repairs including installation of cathodic corrosion protection;
Strengthening at half joint locations;
Bearing replacements;
Vehicle restraint system upgrades to provide column protection;
Drainage upgrades.
This maintenance project will refurbish all four footbridges over the M8 at this location and will be undertaken in two phases:
Phase 1 takes place from Monday 1st July 2024 for approximately 25 weeks and encompasses the refurbishment of the Cornwall Street and Kirkwood Street footbridges.
Phase 2 is being considered to take place in Spring/Summer 2025 and will encompass the refurbishment of the Percy Street and Beech Avenue footbridges. Further details will be issued following completion of Phase 1.
For Phase 1, to ensure the safety of the public, our roadworkers and the site, a complete closure of Cornwall Street and Kirkwood Street footbridges will be implemented from Monday 1st July 2024 with no pedestrian or cyclist access. Those intending to use either footbridge during the closure period will be diverted to use the nearby Percy Street and Beech Avenue footbridges, approximately 200m away.
Full details of this project, including pedestrian diversion routes, are available via the website: www.swtrunkroads.scot
This scheme has been planned in consultation with Transport Scotland, Traffic Scotland, the emergency services, and Glasgow City Council.
Please note, all schemes are weather dependent and may be cancelled or rescheduled if weather conditions are not favourable.
Need some guidance on where to go? View the Traffic Management table below OR via SW Trunk Roads website to find videos of where the diversion routes are
Amey, on behalf of Transport Scotland, is undertaking essential refurbishments of the Cornwall Street and Kirkwood Street footbridges that span the M8 between Junction 21 (Seaward Street) and Junction 23 (Ibrox), to the south-west of Glasgow City Centre from Monday 1st July until Friday 20th December 2024. A programme of maintenance is required to ensure these 50-year-old structures continue to operate safely and efficiently with full details of the project are available here.
To allow the removal of the spans from the site, the M8 motorway will be closed overnight in both directions on two consecutive weekends from Saturday at 6pm. The two extended overnight closures are required across the M8, in both directions, between Junctions 19 (Anderston) and 24 (Helen Street). During these extended closures, road users are advised to avoid travel through this location and should plan ahead, consider alternative routes and modes of transport, and allow additional time to complete any journeys. Emergency vehicle access will not be maintained.
To mitigate disruption to road users, the suspended spans of the footbridges will be removed for refurbishment off-site, which will allow the remaining works to in-situ spans and supports to be undertaken using nightshift lane closures of the M8. This will avoid the need for continuous traffic management to be in operation on the M8 during peak travel periods.
Signed diversion routes will be in place and the programme of extended overnight closures is as follows:
Weekend 1: 18:00 on Saturday 27th July until 13:00 on Sunday 28th July 2024
Weekend 2: 18:00 on Saturday 3rd August until 13:00 on Sunday 4th August 2024
Traffic intending to travel on the M8 Eastbound will be diverted onto Helen Street, Paisley Road West, Paisley Road, Kingston Street, Commerce Street, King George V Bridge, Broomielaw, and North Street. From here, traffic will be able to rejoin the M8 via the Junction 19 Eastbound On-Slip and diversion will end. Those intending to travel on the M8 Westbound will follow the same diversion route in the opposite direction.
The M77 Northbound carriageway at Junction 1 (Dumbreck) including the on-slip road will be closed, with traffic diverted onto Dumbreck Road, Mosspark Boulevard, Corkerhill Road, Paisley Road West, Paisley Road, Kingston Street, Commerce Street, King George V Bridge, Broomielaw, and North Street. From here, traffic will be able to rejoin the M8 via the Junction 19 Eastbound On-slip road and diversion will end.
The M74 Northbound carriageway at Junction 1 (Kingston) through to the M8 Junction 23 (Ibrox) will also be closed with traffic diverted onto Scotland Street, Seaward Street, Paisley Road, Paisley Road West, and Helen Street where diversion will end.
Preparatory works for the weekend span removals will be required overnight from Monday 1st July 2024 and following the span removals, in-situ repairs will commence. Full traffic management plans for this project, including diversion routes will be provided, with information being updated prior to, and during the works, via the website: www.swtrunkroads.scot.
Please be conscious of other roadworks across the M8 corridor through Glasgow, any vehicles entering the LEZ as part of the diversion route must always follow the diversion signage. Any vehicles that deviate from the published diversion route may be issued with penalty charge notice(s) from Glasgow City Council should they be captured out with the agreed diversion route.
The reinstatement of the footbridge spans will be undertaken using the same closures in Autumn/Winter 2024. Exact dates for this work will be communicated in due course.
This scheme has been planned in consultation with Transport Scotland, Traffic Scotland, the emergency services, Glasgow City Council, and other key stakeholders
Please note, all schemes are weather dependent and may be cancelled or rescheduled if weather conditions are not favourable.
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