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13/11/2019

Overnight Road Closures On M73 Northbound Carriageway

Transport Scotland have announced overnight road closures on the M73 northbound carriageway between Junction 1 Maryville and Junction 2 Baillieston for essential road surfacing works.

The road will be closed from 8pm to 6am on the following dates:

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• Wednesday 20 November 2019

• Thursday 21 November 2019.

As a result, the following link & slip roads will be closed:

• M74 northbound link road to M73 northbound at Junction 4 Maryville

• M74 southbound link road to M73 northbound at Junction 4 Maryville

• M73 northbound on-slip road from Daldowie.

These closures are to ensure both road user and road worker safety while road surfacing works are undertaken.

Signed diversion routes will be in place.

(MH/CM)

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