Work To Start On £150,000 M8 Motorway Resurfacing Scheme

Work is to start on a £150,000 resurfacing scheme on the M8 Motorway in Renfrewshire.

Scotland TranServ will begin addressing issues with surface defects and structural cracking on a 570-metre stretch of the M8 Eastbound at Junction 29, Arkleston to Hillington Footbridge, from Friday, 13 October. Work will start at 8pm and run until 6am on Monday, 16 October.

Alan Murray, Scotland TranServ’s Principal Roads Design Engineer: "This is a very busy stretch of motorway, with more than 100,000 vehicles using the M8 every weekday. Work will be carried out overnights, but because of the depth of the resurfacing project it will be necessary to leave the newly laid road for a longer period to cool and harden. This will mean lane restrictions being implemented during the day too.


"Working in liaison with Police Scotland, local authorities and key stakeholders, we have scheduled this project to be delivered with minimal disruption. The works will address issues with surface defects and structural cracking along a 570m length of the Eastbound carriageway. A number of similar schemes are currently being planned to improve the surface of Scotland’s busiest motorway in this area."

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