A77 North of Stena Terminal Resurfacing
Following extensive local consultation, Scotland TranServ on behalf of Transport Scotland will carry out essential resurfacing of the A77 North of Stena from Friday 1st to Friday 8th of September.
This important work has been specifically scheduled out with the peak summer period, following discussions with ferry companies, community representatives and Police Scotland. The poor condition of the carriageway, and continuing deterioration of the road surface means that the urgent repair of the defects is ever more pressing. Potholes are appearing and being repaired on an increasingly frequent basis as the carriageway continues to deteriorate, with partial repair possible only to those more shallow defects.
Alan Murray, Scotland TranServ’s Principal Design Engineer said:
“We have worked extremely closely with Police Scotland, local authorities and key stakeholders in the design and planning of this essential programme of work for a number of months. The scheme has already been rescheduled twice before and we are keen that, with the current poor state of the road that this project is carried out as quickly as possible.
“Working with ferry companies and other stakeholders we have scheduled the work to take place out with the peak summer period. We are also working at weekends and overnight in order to minimise disruption to local communities and businesses as much as possible. Due to the geography of the area, an extensive diversion is necessary.”
In order to complete the resurfacing works, delivering a more durable solution to address issues with potholes and structural cracking as quickly and safely as possible, it will be necessary to carry out a series of road closures. These include:
- Full weekend closure 8pm Friday 1st to 6am Monday 3rd September
- Four overnight closures 8pm Monday 3rd until 6am Friday 8th September
Traffic management guidelines dictate that an absolute minimum width of 6m is required as a safe working space for carriageway improvements. The narrow width and snaking nature of the A77 at several points within this stretch mean that this cannot be achieved without a full road closure to ensure the safety of our workers and of the travelling public.
An extensive diversion route will be in place throughout. We would therefore advise motorists and ferry passengers in particular to carefully plan their journeys and allow additional travel time.
Erskine Bridge Cable Painting Update
Motorists planning to use the Erskine Bridge this weekend are being advised that there could be significant delays and take this into account in their journey planning with above deck routine inspection and maintenance painting continuing.
Works to protect the long-term integrity of the supporting cable stays, a key structural component of the bridge, started last weekend, and will operate weekends for a further SEVEN weeks (with the exception of the weekend 30th September/ 1st October due to other works on the A82).
Delays of 15 minutes had originally been forecast by our traffic monitoring contractor, however hold ups of up to half an hour and more were experienced by some travellers.
Scotland TranServ’s Major Bridges Manager, Peter McCann said:
“We have been working in consultation with Transport Scotland, Police Scotland and the local authorities to revise the traffic management element of our works following last weekend’s significant delays.
“Lanes will now only be coned off in the immediate area of work, with the bridge reinstated to full lanes after that, while we will try to move traffic management as far away from the on-slip to still allow our contractors to work as safely and efficiently as possible.”
We will also look to extend the hours of working from 8am to 6pm each Saturday and Sunday to 7am until 7pm on these days.
Works will be undertaken with assistance from specialist supply chain partners, Spencer Group and COWI.
The health and safety of our workers and of the travelling public is paramount to Scotland TranServ and therefore we will need to close the over-taking lane on each side of the immediate area of work.
M8 Junction 25 OVERNIGHT Resurfacing
On behalf of Transport Scotland, motorway management company Scotland TranServ will carry out overnight resurfacing of 1.5km of the M8 Westbound and Junction 25 on slip.
The £150k maintenance project will run on four nights, beginning at 8pm on Friday 18th, with completion scheduled for 6am on the morning of Tuesday 22nd August.
Jonny Dyer, Scotland TranServ’s Lead Designer on the work scheme said:
“We’ve been working hard to reduce disruption for commuters and freight traffic on the M8, liaising with Police Scotland, key stakeholders and the local authorities to schedule this resurfacing programme to run through the night. Our resurfacing work will deliver long-term benefits in road quality for the 100,000 motorists using the motorway every day.”
In order to complete the work as quickly and safely as possible, it will be necessary to implement overnight lane closures. Vehicle flow will be monitored, with traffic management only implemented once numbers are sufficiently low.
A76 Bowhouse Roundabout to Bellfield Interchange Resurfacing
Scotland TranServ, working on behalf of Transport Scotland will carry out resurfacing of 2.5km of the A76 near Hurlford from the evening of Friday 11th until the morning of Tuesday 15th August.
The £400k programme of work will involve surface dressing and resurfacing of the carriageway, addressing issues with potholes and structural cracking on this section of the road.
Lee Donnelly, Scotland TranServ’s Project Manager on this short programme of work said:
“In order to keep disruption to an absolute minimum we have worked in liaison with Police Scotland and local authorities to schedule this important programme for times of lowest traffic flow. The health and safety of our workers and of the travelling public is of utmost importance to Scotland TranServ and therefore it will be necessary to close this section of the A76 while these works are carried out.”
In order to complete the works with minimal impact on local commuters and businesses it will be necessary to close this stretch of the A76 from:
- 8pm on Friday 11th, reopening 6am on Monday 14th , and
- 8pm on Monday 14th until 6am on Tuesday 15th
Erskine Bridge Cable Painting
Scotland TranServ, working on behalf of Transport Scotland will begin routine inspection and maintenance painting of the Erskine Bridge supporting cables on Saturday 12th of August.
The £210k project is necessary in order to protect the long-term integrity of the supporting cables, a key structural component of the bridge. The works will run weekends only for EIGHT weeks until 8th October, from 8am to 6pm each Saturday and Sunday (with the exception of the weekend 30th September/ 1st October due to other works on the A82).
Peter McCann, Scotland TranServ’s Major Bridges Manager said:
“Working in liaison with Police Scotland and local authorities, we have scheduled this work so that it can be delivered with minimal disruption to local commuters and businesses. This is an essential project that will help protect the steel cables from corrosion for many years to come.”
Works will be undertaken with assistance from specialist supply chain partners, Spencer Group and COWI.
In order to complete the works as quickly and safely as possible it will be necessary to implement temporary traffic management over the weekends of work only. The health and safety of our workers and of the travelling public is paramount to Scotland TranServ and therefore we will need to close the fast lane on each side of the bridge. Our traffic monitoring contractor is forecasting delays in the area to be around 15 minutes as a result.
A75 Collin Resurfacing
Scotland TranServ, working on behalf of Transport Scotland will carry out overnight resurfacing of the A75 Westbound Collin Bypass from Wednesday 9th to Sunday 20th August.
The £880k project will deliver long-term benefits to address issues with potholes and structural cracking on this section of carriageway.
Jane Maclennan, Scotland TranServ’s Assistant Engineer said:
“This is an important economic artery connecting a number of larger communities across Dumfries and Galloway with the major motorway networks and the region’s ferry terminals. We’re investing across the region on behalf of Transport Scotland, to improve
the quality of our road network, delivering long-term
benefits for commuters, businesses and tourists alike.”
The work to resurface 1.5km of carriageway will begin at 7pm on Wednesday the 9th of August, with completion on the evening of Sunday 20th August. The works are programmed to run overnight. An element of noise can therefore be expected, however we will mitigate this as much as possible.
Bus passengers should also note that the westbound bus stop on the A75 will be temporarily relocated to the B724 adjacent to the Collin Waste Water Treatment Works entrance
A77 Slip Road Resurfacing
Scotland TranServ, working on behalf of Transport Scotland will carry out a short £110k resurfacing programme to address potholes on two A77 slip roads.
Work will take place to resurface 2.7km of the A77 Grassyards On Slip overnight on Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th of August. Meanwhile 1.2km of the On and Off Slips on the A77 Bogend Toll South Bound will be resurfaced overnight on Friday 18th of August.
Martin Gannon, Scotland TranServ’s Network Area Manager for Ayrshire said:
“The A77 is an important economic artery connecting communities across Ayrshire, and that’s why we’ve worked closely with Police Scotland and local authorities to schedule these works to have minimal impact on local families and businesses. We have additionally planned verge cutting and other routine maintenance works, which would normally require a separate closure. The projects will be carried out overnight in order that we can deliver them as quickly and safely as possible.”
Works will take place between 8pm in the evening and 6am the following morning, with traffic management implemented only once monitored traffic flow is sufficiently low.
Overnight resurfacing M8 eastbound Jct 12 - 11
Scotland TranServ, working on behalf of Transport Scotland will carry out resurfacing of the M8 eastbound Junction 12 to 11 overnight, in two phases.
The £300k project to address potholes and structural cracking on the motorway will take place on the evenings of Friday 28th and Saturday 29th July, operating overnights only (8pm - 6am). It will return on Sunday 6th August, and run overnights until the morning of Saturday 12th August.
Alan Murray, Scotland TranServ’s Principal Roads Design Engineer said:
“This short scheme is part of a wider £1.8million programme for the motorway, which will deliver around 4 kilometres of new road surface for this major economic artery. Working overnight to reduce disruption and improve safety, the project will provide long-term benefits for commuters, businesses and tourists alike.
“Scotland TranServ has worked in consultation with Police Scotland, local authorities, major shopping centres and Glasgow Airport to schedule these works for times of lowest impact. On behalf of Transport Scotland, we’re working hard to deliver a robust, modern network suitable for our communities that will support the Scottish economy for years to come.”
It will be necessary to implement local diversion routes during these short programmes of work. Traffic management will only be implemented once the flow of vehicles is sufficiently low. It should also be noted that the M8 Westbound will be unaffected during this time.
Teeing up Warrix bridge works
With the Scottish Open already past, Scotland TranServ will begin bridge resurfacing works on A78 at Warrix, only once the last of the crowds have made their way home from the Scottish Ladies Open at Dundonald.
Working on behalf of Transport Scotland, the £132k project will now involve an eight week programme of work to improve waterproofing, drainage systems and barriers on the bridge deck. The project will begin southbound on 31st of July and last for a total of four weeks, before switching to the northbound lane for a further four week duration.
Gordon Gibney, Scotland TranServ’s Operations Delivery Manager said:
“We rescheduled these works in order to avoid any potential overrun into the Scottish Open. Scotland TranServ has worked closely with the Local Authority and Police Scotland throughout to avoid any unnecessary disruption for golf fans using the route to attend either tournament. This project will deliver long-term benefits to commuters, businesses and tourists using the A78.”
The work will involve stripping back the road surface to allow the project team to carry out repairs to the concrete infrastructure. A new environmentally friendly drainage system will remove excess water from the road structure, increasing the lifetime of the bridge. New barriers will also be installed as part of the programme.
Overnight resurfacing of M77 southbound
Scotland TranServ, on behalf of Transport Scotland will carry out overnight resurfacing of the M77 southbound from Corkerhill to Junction 2 between 22nd and 31st July 2017.
The £370k project will address issues with potholes and structural cracking along a 1.35km stretch of the motorway.
Jane Maclennan, Scotland TranServ’s Assistant Engineer said:
“In order to reduce disruption as much as possible we will carry out this important resurfacing scheme overnight. This is a busy economic artery, connecting communities in East Renfrewshire and Ayrshire with Glasgow and the central belt. This short-term programme which has been scheduled in consultation with Police Scotland and local authorities, will deliver tangible, long-term benefits to the commuters and businesses who frequently use this route.”
Each evening we will monitor the traffic flow on the motorway, and only once it is sufficiently quiet will we divert traffic and close the road. The road will be opened at 6am each morning. Local diversions will be in place, however we would encourage drivers to consider alternative routes.
