M8 chaos to continue as busy section of motorway shuts for full weekend

A busy stretch of Glasgow's M8 is set for a full weekend closure next month as long-running roadworks at Hillington Interchange cause more misery for drivers.

The off-slip at junction 26 westbound will be shut from 9 pm on Friday, May 8, until 6 am on Monday, May 11, while bridge refurbishment works are carried out.

The closure is part of a £10m programme of major repairs at junction 26, which began last year and is scheduled to run in phases until the spring.

The project focuses on four bridges at Hillington - built in the late 1960s and now suffering from years of wear and tear, with potholes a particular problem.

A full resurfacing is underway along with structural repairs, with work affecting both the eastbound and westbound carriageways on one of Scotland's busiest motorway stretches, used by around 150000 drivers a day.

The scheme is being delivered over five phases and has already seen a series of closures, contraflow systems, reduced speed limits, and average speed cameras put in place through the interchange.