M8 Newhouse - Baillieston
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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.
Timeline
- 1967
- M8 from junction 5 to Newhouse is opened to traffic.
- 1980
- Section of M8 west of Baillieston, including M73 junction, opens to traffic. The dual-cariageway A8 joins this with junction 6.
- 2002
- Upgrade of A8 begins to add hard shoulders and improve junctions in case full motorway upgrade does not go ahead.
- 2003
- Scottish Executive announces that M8 route will be completed.
Project Statistics
- Cost
- £180m
- Finance
- Scottish Executive/DBFO
- Estimated duration of works
- 2008-2011
- Length of new road
- 6 miles
Progress
- 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.
- 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.
- June 2008
- Transport Scotland indicates that the public inquiry is due to take place in July this year.
More information
- Website
- www.m8completion.com
- News item
- news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4546254.stm
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With thanks to Gerry McKenna, Colin Mackay and Bill Brown for information on this page.
