Roads Opening On M8, M73 and M74

Keith Brown has announced the opening of the M8, M73 and M74 as part of the £500 million M8, M73 and M74 Motorway Improvements Project.

The Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair work said all daytime lane restrictions on the M8, M73 and M74 will be removed progressively over the coming days, freeing up capacity on the key part of Central Scotland's motorway network.

This will allow road users to experience the benefit of the widened motorways and help deliver the full journey time savings of the new M8 motorway opened in April and the M74 Raith Underpass opened in February.

As part of the Motorway Improvements Project, a range of improvements have been built over the last three years, including a new M8 motorway, significant improvements to Raith and Shawhead junctions as well as widening of the M8 M73 and M74, with new lanes providing an increase in motorway capacity.

Mr Brown, said; £We are just a few days away from seeing the last of the lane restrictions being removed from the motorway network as originally planned.

"When this happens, Scotland's economy will start to see the economic benefit of this half billion pound investment in the nation's infrastructure. These huge improvements to the Central Scotland motorway network, which had been operating significantly beyond capacity, will improve connections for business and road users alike.

"The will unleash the economic benefits which lie at the heart of this project and help our economy grow in a sustainable manner.

"This will result in better journey times during peak periods, better connectivity, journey time reliability, and road safety, improving access to facilities and employment areas."

The announcement comes less than five weeks after the new M8 motorway opened to traffic.

The final configuration of the A8 will also open in the coming days with the new A8 over-bridge from Eurocentral west towards Shawhead.

The Scottish Government is working with Scottish ROads Partnership (SRP), along with funding from the European Investment Bank and Allianz Global Investors, to deliver this vital infrastructure project linking the key routes to central Scotland.

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