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Magdalene Dalziel

M8 roadworks set to cause 'significant' delays for drivers this weekend

Drivers are being warned of roadworks on the M8 this weekend which are set to cause "significant delays".

The motorway will be disrupted on the eastbound route between Junction 30 (Erskine) and Junction 29 (St James Interchange) from Friday until Monday.

A contraflow system will be in operation during that period in order for resurfacing to take place.

It means lengthy queues are to be expected throughout and traffic bosses are urging people to find an alternative route as a result.

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Anthony Chambers, Scotland TranServ’s lead designer on the project, said: “In consultation with local authorities, emergency services and a number of key stakeholders, Scotland TranServ has been carefully planning this £332k programme of work.

"This is an important stretch of Scotland’s busiest motorway, and therefore it is essential that we work to reduce disruption for commuters, local businesses and freight traffic.

“It is also important that we plan around not only the peak holiday season, but that we take other significant works and utility schemes into consideration in the planning of our projects.

"These important works are in addition to a brace of resurfacing schemes between Junctions 29 and 30 completed earlier in the year.”

The works are part of Transport Scotland’s strategic trunk road management programme and Scotland TranServ will resurface 0.9km of the road.

The contraflow traffic management programme will be implemented from 6pm on Friday, April 26 until 8am on Monday, April 29.

Live trunk road information is available on trafficscotland.org or by following @trafficscotland on Twitter.

Further project details are available on the Scotland TranServ website.

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