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Laura Ferguson

Stretch of M8 will close this weekend as work takes place on new Sighthill bridge

A stretch of the M8 will be closed this weekend as work continues on the new Sighthill bridge.

From 9pm on Saturday July 31 to 11am to Sunday August 1, both side of Scotland's busiest motorway will close will close to allow the main span of the new bridge over the M8 at Sighthill.

Diversions will be put in place to allow journeys that would normally use this part of the motorway to use alternative routes.

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The following diversions will be in place:

Eastbound carriageway closure

1) North Street - St Georges Road - Phoenix Road - Dobbies Loan - Kyle Street - Baird Street - Castle Street - Jn 15 Castle Street Eastbound on slip.

2) M8 Jn 18 St Georges Road off slip - Follow Diversion 1.

3) Follow Diversion 1.

4) A82 Great Western Road - West Graham Street - Garscube Road - Follow Diversion 1.

5 Craighall Road - Follow Diversion 1.

Westbound carriageway closure

1) Jn 15 Stirling Rd W/B off slip - Stirling Rd - Cathedral St - North Hanover St - Dobbies Loan - Phoenix Rd - Jn 17 Phoenix Rd W/B on slip.

2) A803 S/B - Castle St - A803 N/B - Join Diversion 1.

3) A803 N/B - A803 N/B off slip to A804 Baird Street - Baird Street - Join Diversion 1.

For more information on the wider regeneration of Sighthill - the biggest such project in the UK outside of London - please visit: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/sighthill

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