M876 Glenbervie Connecting Roads

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Type
Junction improvement with some parts under motorway restrictions
Status
Preparation of legal orders and public inquiry
Authority
Transport Scotland
Cost
£ 3m
Finance
Transport Scotland, Falkirk Council and Scottish Enterprise

Scheme Outline

The aims of the scheme are to improve local access to the M876, to improve access to the newly-opened Forth Valley Royal Hospital, and to reduce local congestion in and around Larbert.
The scheme involves upgrading J2 of the M876 to allow additional access to and from the A9 Stirling Road, through the provision of two slip-roads.

Progress

11 March 2011 Funding for this project was confirmed on 7 March 2011.
17 January 2012 The contractor for the major part of this scheme (RJ MacLeod) was announced today. Work is expected to start on 5 March 2012.

More information

Official website
transportscotland.gov.uk/.../M876-Glenbervie-Connecting-Roads
Technical drawings
PDF file transportscotland.gov.uk/...Connecting_Roads_Order_Plan.pdf

With thanks to Sam and Michael Pritchard for information on this page.

This scheme was last updated on 23 January 2012.