M8 Charing Cross tunnel to become 'icephobic'15/08/2019 Scotland TranServ will install a new 'icephobic' coating on the M8 Charing Cross tunnel to help tackle the potential for icicles in extreme weather. |
Sturgeon officially opens £500m central Scotland motorway project17/08/2017 Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon has officially opened the £500m M8 M73 M74 Motorway Improvements Project, which the Scottish Government says is saving motorists up |
Video shows A8 bridge demolition24/08/2016 A timelapse video that shows the demolition a bridge on the A8 has been released by Transport Scotland. |
Video shows giant bridge beam lift03/06/2016 Video shows the construction of the largest single span bridge being built as part of the £500m M8 M73 M74 Motorway Improvements Project in Scotland. |
LED switchover for lights on M8 in Scotland08/03/2016 More than 100 lamps on the M8 in Scotland will be switched to LED lighting. |
£56m boost for local suppliers on Scottish motorway scheme14/09/2015 More than £56m of work has been placed with local Scottish subcontractors so far on the M8 M73 M74 Motorway Improvements Project. |
Work on major Scottish trunk roads to get underway11/03/2015 A £500 million project to improve major trunk roads in Scotland has reached a major milestone. |
Major resurfacing carried out on M8 in Scotland20/05/2014 A road construction vehicle known as Paisley’s Flaming Dragon has been used to carry out major resurfacing work on the M8 Whitecart Viaduct in Scotland. |
M8 improvement scheme to start soon27/12/2013 Work on a £415 million scheme to improve the M8 in Scotland is expected to get under way soon. |
Motorway improvements project on the road to completion20/08/2013 Transport Scotland has announced its preferred bidder for the central Scotland motorway network project. |
Balfour Beatty demolishes bridge over M811/07/2013 Balfour Beatty has completed the demolition of a bridge over the M8 allowing the new Heartlands junction to be completed. |
M8 bridge works completed quickly13/05/2013 The refurbishment of three bridges over the M8 has been completed ahead of schedule. |
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