M80 | Major Works

Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is advising motorists using the M80 to plan ahead and expect delays during a major programme of gantry replacement, bridge works, resurfacing and cyclic maintenance planned on the motorway from April through to July.

Traffic management

Various phases of traffic management will be required, including a series of overnight carriageway closures on the M80, M876 and M9.

Weekend contraflows will be required in June and July, with traffic on the M80 restricted to a single lane in both directions between Junctions 7 and 8. Motorists are advised to plan ahead, with significant delays expected.

A 40mph speed limit will be in place 24 hours a day during much of this period, for the safety of road users while temporary safety barriers are in place.

Coordinated programme

The programme of works has been coordinated to make maximum use of carriageway closures to carry out a variety of maintenance and improvement projects.

A major project to replace an overhead sign gantry that has reached the end of its service life will take place over April and May north of M80 Junction 7. This will be followed in June and July by deck refurbishment works on Banknock Bridge, which carries the M80 over Station Road in the same vicinity.

Many of the same closures will be used to resurface the carriageway on the M80 southbound at Junction 9 (Pirnhall), and on the hard shoulder on the northbound carriageway near Denny.

Closures will also be used to carry out a variety of routine cyclic maintenance tasks, including litter picking, grass cutting, gully emptying, catchpit cleaning, weed spraying, road sweeping and pothole patching, as well as inspections of structures and the carriageway.

Plan ahead

Tommy Deans, BEAR Scotland’s South East Network Manager, said: “We’re co-ordinating a series of major improvement projects on the M80 to make the most of the carriageway closures that will be required and to ensure the motorway continues to provide safe and reliable service.

“This programme of works will see us replace and refurbish significant structures on the motorway, renew surfacing at two locations and complete a variety of routine maintenance tasks that require carriageway closures to be carried out safely.

“The works have been planned to minimise disruption to road users as far as possible, however certain tasks cannot be completed overnight so a series of weekend contraflows will be required.

“Motorists should expect significant delays during these weekend contraflows, and longer journey times when following diversion routes.

“We thank road users in advance for their patience and ask them to comply with temporary speed limits for their own safety and to ensure our workers can go home safely to their families each day.”

Planned closures

The full programme of closures for these works on the M80 is as follows:

13 April, 19:30 to 06:00: M9 southbound closed between Junctions 11 and 9.
14, 15 April, 19:30 to 06:00: M9 southbound closed between Junctions 11 and 9; M80 northbound closed between Junctions 6 and 9.
16 April, 19:30 to 06:00: M9 and M80 southbound closed from M9 Junction 11 to M80 Junction 6; M876 southbound closed from Junction 1.
17 April, 19:30 to 06:00: M9 and M80 southbound closed between Junctions 11 and 9.
20 to 24 April, 19:30 to 06:00: M80 northbound closed between Junctions 6 and 9.
27 April to 1 May, 19:30 to 06:00: M80 northbound closed between Junctions 6 and 9.
4 May, 19:30 to 06:00: M876 northbound closed from M80 Junction 8 to M876 Junction 1
13 May, 19:30 to 06:00: M876 southbound closed from Junction 1.
17, 18, 19 May, 19:30 to 06:00: M80 northbound closed between Junctions 8 and 9.
20, 21, 22 May, 19:30 to 06:00: M80 southbound closed between Junctions 9 and 8. 
25, 26 May, 19:30 to 06:00: M80 northbound closed between Junctions 6 and 9; M80 southbound closed from M9 Junction 9 to M80 Junction 6; M876 southbound closed from Junction 1.
27, 28, 29 May, 19:30 to 06:00: M80 northbound closed between Junctions 6 and 9; M876 southbound closed from Junction 1.
1 June, 19:30 to 06:00: M876 southbound closed from Junction 1.
5 to 8 June, 19:30 Friday until 06:00 Monday: Contraflow between Junctions 7 and 8.
5 and 7 June, 19:30 to 06:00: M80 northbound closed between Junctions 6 and 9; M80 southbound closed from M9 Junction 9 to M80 Junction 6; M876 southbound closed from Junction 1.
12, 14 and 18 June, 19:30 to 06:00: M80 northbound closed between Junctions 6 and 9; M80 southbound closed from M9 Junction 9 to M80 Junction 6; M876 southbound closed from Junction 1.
12 to 15 June, 19:30 Friday until 06:00 Monday: Contraflow between Junctions 7 and 8.
17, 18, 19 June, 19:30 to 06:00: M80 northbound closed between Junctions 6 and 9; M876 southbound closed from Junction 1.
22 to 25 June, 19:30 to 06:00: M876 southbound closed from Junction 1.
26 to 29 June, 19:30 Friday until 06:00 Monday: Contraflow between Junctions 7 and 8.
26 and 28 June, 19:30 to 06:00: M80 northbound closed between Junctions 6 and 9; M80 southbound closed from M9 Junction 9 to M80 Junction 6, and M876 southbound closed from Junction 1.
3 to 6 July, 19:30 Friday until 06:00 Monday: Contraflow between Junctions 7 and 8.
3 and 5 July, 19:30 to 06:00: M80 northbound closed between Junctions 6 and 9; M80 southbound closed from M9 Junction 9 to M80 Junction 6; M876 southbound closed from Junction 1.
6 July, 19:30 to 06:00: M876 southbound closed from Junction 1.
10 to 13 July, 19:30 Friday until 06:00 Monday: Contraflow between Junctions 7 and 8.

Diversion routes

Signed diversion routes will be in place during overnight carriageway closures:

For closures of the M9 and M80 southbound between M9 Junction 11 and 9, traffic will be diverted via the A9, A907 and A91.

For closures of the M80 between Junctions 6 and 9, traffic will be directed via the B816 to Bonnybridge, then the A803 and A883 to M876 Junction 1, before following the M876 eastbound to turn at Junction 3 (Bowtrees) and returning westbound to join the M9 northbound to Junction 9.

For closures of the M80 southbound between Junction 9 and 6, traffic will be directed via the same route as above in reverse.

For closures of the M876 southbound from Junction 1, traffic will be directed onto the B905 to Checkbar Roundabout, the A883 to Three Bridges Roundabout, the A803 to Bonnybridge and the B816 to M80 Junction 6.

For closures of the M80 northbound between Junctions 8 and 9, a diversion route will be signposted via the M876 to Junction 2 North Broomage, the A9 Stirling Road through Plean, and the A91 Pirnhall Road.

For closures of the M80 southbound between Junctions 9 and 8, traffic will be directed via the same route as above in reverse.

For closures of the M876 northbound from M80 Junction 8, traffic will be diverted via the M80 northbound and the M9 southbound to M9 Junction 8.

Consultation is being carried out with emergency services and other relevant stakeholders to share information about these projects in advance.