Raith Interchange Upgrades

[Olivera]

Improvements to the Raith interchange have now been detailed:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west...

Looks like a major project, in particular an underpass for the A725. Will no doubt make an improvement when completed, but I'll probably avoid the Raith interchange for 2-3 years whilst the work is completed!

[SrMoreno]

There's also a large amount of works along the M8. It'll be hard to avoid if you're in the area. I see they're going for a Spanish/Irish joint venture. Interesting choice.......

[Don Veloci]

Good to know. It'll be all very nice when complete. Just have to take the pain for a while and avoid where possible.

[S2red]

Glasgow to Edinburgh via M80 - M876 - M9!

[A.J.M]

The M8 upgrade will be interesting.
There is a railway bridge between the Shawhead and carnbroe slip roads.
There is currently no hard shoulder so it will take some major rebuilding to get that widened.

That should take a good few months. Joy.

[S2red]

From Baillieston to Eurocentral new road south of existing

Click on map to enlarge

http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/road/projects/...

[Dyl]

A.J.M said:

The M8 upgrade will be interesting.
There is a railway bridge between the Shawhead and carnbroe slip roads.
There is currently no hard shoulder so it will take some major rebuilding to get that widened.

That should take a good few months. Joy.

Looks like the section between Showcase/Bargeddie and Eurocentral will be a separate carriageway running parallel. But either way, it's not going to be easy.

[FamilyDub]

As one who lives in Coatbridge, works in Glasgow and goes to EK a lot I like the look of a lot of these things, esp the Raith underpass.

[frag68]

Just hope the traffic congestion isn't what it was like there tonight about 6pm. Tailed southbound from just after the M8 junction on the M73 all the way to the Hamilton/Motherwell slip road. No signs of any accidents, just sheer volume of traffic.

Can't imagine what it will be like with roadworks.

[Andrew[MG]]

It took them 18 months (I think) when they upgraded the A8 to having a hard shoulder. Does anyone remember how painful that period was? 40MPH all the way from Newhouse to the M73.

[alangla]

S2red said:

From Baillieston to Eurocentral new road south of existing

Click on map to enlarge

http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/road/projects/...

Has this started already? I was along there on Saturday and pretty much all the farm tracks to the south of the D/C are marked as Works Access plus there's been digging going on at Shawhead for months.

[A.J.M]

There's been drilling equipment and bore hole diggers there for a while now.
Must be ground investigations to see how the foundations will need to be built.
The M8 will be a baw ache for months when they get started.

[Robert Burns]

Having a wee read of the Transport Scotland website, had to click on the dualing of the A9. Laugh when I saw this

"Dualling the A9 between Perth and Inverness will provide the following benefits and opportunities:

improved links to pedestrian, cycling and public transport facilities"

Screw cycling on the a9 even if it was dual carriageway.

[buachaille193]

Robert Burns said:

Screw cycling on the a9 even if it was dual carriageway.

I have cycled down the A9 from Inverness to Dunkeld. Not the most pleasant bike ride I've ever done...