ESSENTIAL bridge works will be undertaken for three and half months, roads support company Amey has confirmed.

Repairs will last from Tuesday, March 15 and Thursday, June 30 with traffic management in operation throughout.

The refurbishment works are being undertaken on three bridges between Junctions 25 and 25A between Cardonald and Braehead Shopping Centre of the westbound M8 motorway and include bridge deck waterproofing, concrete repairs, parapet upgrades, drainage improvements and resurfacing works.  

It was also confirmed by Amey that the works will cost £2,000,000 overall.

The traffic management for this scheme involves the works being undertaken in four phases. 

Phase 0 is required to improve crossovers prior to the works commencing. Contraflow will be in operation throughout all phases 1-3, which will involve a single lane crossover from the westbound outside lane to the eastbound outside lane.

The entry crossover is in proximity to the M8 Junction 25 westbound off-slip, while the exit crossover is in proximity to M8 Junction 26 westbound on-slip at Hillington.

Overnight total closures in the westbound direction will required between each phase of the works to allow for re-positioning of traffic management.

It is envisaged that these overnight total closures will span over a maximum of two nights, with lanes in operation in the daytime. 

To accommodate all works phasing on the westbound carriageway, the eastbound direction shall have a single outside lane closure in place between Junctions 26 (Hillington) and 25 (Cardonald). 

Phase 0 will initially require an eastbound overnight total closure to facilitate the deployment of traffic management. 

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