M8 Kingston Bridge South Approaches
As part of Transport Scotland’s strategic trunk road maintenance programme, Scotland TranServ will be supervising essential upgrading work to the cope and parapets on the M8 Kingston Bridge South Approaches east and west bound structures.
Raynesway Construction Ltd will be replacing the edge coping, vehicle barriers and expansion joints on the south approach structures, with traffic management implemented on the M8 westbound carriageway from the 13th of October 2017.
Works on the M8 eastbound carriageway will start after completion of the M8 westbound works. The eastbound traffic management is scheduled for installation in early December 2017 with the planned overall completion of the works in February 2018.
In order to work as safely and efficiently as possible, it will be necessary to narrow the lanes on the bridge through the work zone with a reduced speed limit of 40mph.
Peter McCann, Scotland TranServ’s Major Bridges Manager said:
“The Kingston Bridge and its approaches are now 50 years old and require regular routine maintenance. The crossing is the busiest in Scotland, with more than 100,000 vehicles using this route every day. As such it is an integral part of life and business in the West of Scotland. The South Approach is a complex meeting point and exit of a number of roads heading to various destinations on the south side of the Clyde and beyond.
“We’ve been working in liaison with Police Scotland, Local Authorities and key stakeholders to ensure that this essential improvement work causes as little disruption to commuters, local communities and freight traffic as possible. It is essential work to maintain and upgrade this vital economic artery. Narrowing the lanes will allow our contractors to work as quickly and safely as possible, while maximising the traffic flow.”
Because of the traffic management, delays of up to 20 minutes are to be expected during peak periods.
Mr McCann continued:
“Best estimate on potential delays have been forecasted by our specialist traffic flow modeller and we would ask drivers to either allow additional time for their journeys, seek alternative routes or travel times, consider park and ride or switch to public transport. We would advise motorists to always check latest roads information on trafficscotland.org or by following @trafficscotland on Twitter.”