The M8 will partly close to traffic next week for nearly ten hours while resurfacing works are completed.
An overnight closure is planned on the M8 westbound, between Junction 2 and 3, which will start on Wednesday 11 November.
Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, will be carrying out the works between 8:30pm and 6am the next day.
The works are part of a £130,000 project to resurface almost 1.8km of hard shoulder. Originally scheduled for October, the works were called off to due to adverse weather.
The eastbound carriageway will remain open. and a diversion route for westbound traffic will be signposted from M8 Junction 2 to M8 Junction 3 via the A89.
This diversion will add an estimated ten minutes and 1.6 miles to motorists' journeys.
Tommy Deans, BEAR Scotland’s South East Network Manager, said: “These surfacing improvements will help to address defects on this section of the hard shoulder of the M8, Scotland’s busiest motorway.
"The works are being carried out overnight to minimise disruption on this key route.
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“We thank motorists and the local community in advance for their patience while we carry out this overnight project. We’ll do all we can to complete the work as quickly and safely as possible.”
