M8 Newhouse - Baillieston

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Type: New road under motorway restrictions
Status: Preparation of legal orders and public inquiry
Authority: Transport Scotland
Cost: £ 180m
Finance: Scottish Government/DBFO
Timescale: 2008-2011
Length: 9.7 km (6.0 miles)

Scheme Outline

Partly off-line upgrade of the existing dual two-lane A8 route to motorway standard, providing some new dual-three lane sections. Much of the route will have parallel A8 and M8 dual carriageways. New junctions will be provided on the parallel road at Shawhead, Eurocentral and Chapelhall; substantial junction improvements will be carried out at Ballieston and Newhouse.

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Progress

14 February 2003	Scottish Executive announces large-scale spending on transport, including the completion of the M8 route. For the first time a definite date has been given for this scheme.
14 December 2005	Details are released for the first time, with 25,000 brochures distributed to locals. The proposed improvements are far bigger and wide-ranging than had been anticipated.
14 June 2008	Transport Scotland indicates that the public inquiry is due to take place in July this year.
3 August 2009	The project has been subject of a Public Local Inquiry, and the report on this is due this year.
9 November 2009	The findings of a public local inquiry into the £180 million M8 completion plan - held a year ago - have now been sent to Holyrood ministers.
8 August 2010	After a former transport minister accusing the Scottish Government of 'dithering'�, a spokesman for the Scottish Government said: 'We expect to announce a decision shortly. Subject to approval of the Baillieston to Newhouse scheme, Transport Scotland is considering packaging the M8/M73/M74 improvements and the proposed M74 Junction 5 Raith works to provide best value for the public purse.'�
25 December 2010	This project was given the go-ahead on December 14th by the Scottish Finance Secretary, subject to completion of the statutory process. The work will include the improvements to the M74 Raith Interchange and M8/M73/M74 Network Improvements.
21 January 2011	The statutory process began on 20 January 2011. Procurement is expected to begin in 2011-2012, subject to the scheme obtaining parliamentary approval.
23 February 2011	The project has been approved by a vote of MSPs.
30 March 2012	The procurement process starts today.