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M8 to close overnight for two weeks of footbridge cleaning

Sections of Scotland's busiest motorway will close overnight for almost two weeks to allow a footbridge to be cleaned. The M8 is to be closed from 20:30 to 06:00 between junctions 5 and 4a westbound from Monday to Friday while work is carried out on the Harthill Footbridge. The eastbound carriageway will then close from 3-7 November. Drivers will be directed on a one-mile diversion via the B7066 and the B7057, adding about six minutes to journeys. BEAR Scotland said the project was "essential" for the safety of road users.

M8 to close overnight for two weeks of footbridge cleaning

Sections of Scotland's busiest motorway will close overnight for almost two weeks to allow a footbridge to be cleaned.

The M8 is to be closed from 20:30 to 06:00 between junctions 5 and 4a westbound from Monday to Friday while work is carried out on the Harthill Footbridge. The eastbound carriageway will then close from 3-7 November.

Drivers will be directed on a one-mile diversion via the B7066 and the B7057, adding about six minutes to journeys.

BEAR Scotland said the project was "essential" for the safety of road users.

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