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16/02/2018

Scotland TranServ To Start £600,000 M8 Barrier Replacement Project

Work is to begin on a £600,000 motorway barrier replacement project on the M8 near Glasgow Airport.

Scotland TranServ will start replacing central reservation barriers between Junction 28 and 30 on Monday, 19 March.

Work will be carried out Sunday to Thursday overnight until Thursday, 29 March. Road closures and signed diversions will be in place.

Laura Gray, Scotland TranServ's Deputy Planned Maintenance Manager said: "Working with our sub-contractor, HBS, we successfully replaced around 13 kilometres of central reservation barrier along the M8 over the last two years as part of a major refurbishment scheme.

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"Scotland TranServ has worked closely with Glasgow Airport and other key stakeholders such as Police Scotland and the local authorities to schedule these works, to reduce the impact on commuters and freight traffic.

"Already, on behalf of Transport Scotland, we have invested over £3million to replace M8 barriers that are reaching the end of their maintainable life. We've improved lighting with hundreds of new energy efficient LED lamps and refurbished overhead gantries, installing new LED signage, delivering long-term benefits to Scotland's busiest motorway."

(LM)

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