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Encyclopedia > M8 motorway
M8 motorway
Length 60.3 miles (97 km)
Direction East - West
Start Edinburgh
City Bypass
Primary destinations Glasgow
Paisley
Erskine Bridge
End Langbank
Construction dates 1965 - 1995
Motorways joined 2 -
M9 motorway
8 -
M73 motorway
13 -
M80 motorway
22 -
M77 motorway
30 -
M898 motorway
Euroroute(s)
Kingston Bridge
Kingston Bridge
M8 running alongside the Clyde
M8 running alongside the Clyde
This Stub in the Tradeston area, popularly known as the "ski-ramp", is the abandoned interchange for the southern flank of the Glasgow Inner Ring Road
This Stub in the Tradeston area, popularly known as the "ski-ramp", is the abandoned interchange for the southern flank of the Glasgow Inner Ring Road
For the highway connecting Moscow to Arkhangelsk, see M8 motorway (Russia).

The M8 is the busiest motorway in Scotland.[1] It connects the country's two largest cities, Edinburgh and Glasgow, and serves other large communities including Livingston, Paisley and the commuter belt towns of North Lanarkshire. The motorway is sixty miles long - excluding a six-mile gap between the Glasgow suburb of Baillieston and Newhouse - and is notorious for traffic jams, especially its Central Glasgow section. It was voted the 2nd worst road in the United Kingdom.[2] Image File history File links UK_motorway_M8. ... For other uses, see Edinburgh (disambiguation). ... A720 junction with M8 The Edinburgh City Bypass, designated as A720, is one of the most important trunk roads in Scotland. ... The colour scheme used to denote a primary route. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The Erskine Bridge is a box girder bridge spanning the River Clyde in west central Scotland, connecting West Dunbartonshire with Renfrewshire. ... Langbank is a village on the banks of the River Clyde in Renfrewshire, Scotland. ... Image File history File links UK_motorway_M9. ... The M9 motorway is a major motorway in Scotland. ... Image File history File links UK_motorway_M73. ... The M73 motorway is a motorway in Scotland. ... Image File history File links UK_motorway_M80. ... The M80 motorway is a major motorway in central Scotland. ... Image File history File links UK_motorway_M77. ... The M77 motorway is a motorway in Scotland. ... Image File history File links UK_motorway_M898. ... The M898 motorway is a short motorway in the United Kingdom. ... European Route Sign The international E-road network is a network of roads in Europe, numbered E1 and up. ... The European route E5 (or more correctly the E05) is part of the United Nations International E-road network. ... E16 is the designation of a main west-east road through Northern Ireland, Scotland and Norway, from Londonderry to Oslo, via Glasgow, Edinburgh, by ferry to Bergen, Voss, Lærdal, through the Lærdal Tunnel, Fagernes, Hønefoss and ends in Sandvika, just outside Oslo. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2288x1712, 710 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: River Clyde Kingston Bridge, Glasgow ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2288x1712, 710 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: River Clyde Kingston Bridge, Glasgow ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 395 pixelsFull resolution (2197 × 1086 pixel, file size: 111 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 395 pixelsFull resolution (2197 × 1086 pixel, file size: 111 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata M8WestStreetRamps. ... Image File history File linksMetadata M8WestStreetRamps. ... An unused highway may reference a highway that was partially or fully constructed but was unused. ... The Kingston Bridge, an integral part of what was planned to become the Glasgow Inner Ring Road. ... For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ... Arkhangelsk (Russian: ), formerly called Archangel in English, is a city in and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. ... The Kholmogory Highway and other major trunk roads of Russia. ... Motorway symbol in UK, France and Ireland. ... This article is about the country. ... For other uses, see Edinburgh (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large city and its adjacent zone of influence, or of several neighboring cities or towns and adjoining areas, with one or more large cities serving as its hub or hubs. ... Location Geography Area Ranked 19th  - Total 470 km²  - % Water  ? Admin HQ Motherwell ISO 3166-2 GB-NLK ONS code 00QZ Demographics Population Ranked 4th  - Total (2005) 323,420  - Density 688 / km² Scottish Gaelic  - Total () {{{Scottish council Gaelic Speakers}}} Politics North Lanarkshire Council http://www. ... Baillieston (55° 50’ N; 4° 7’ W) is a district of Glasgow, Scotland. ... Newhouse is a hamlet about 4 miles north east of Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. ...

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Construction

With the advent of motorway-building beginning in the United Kingdom in the late 1950s, the M8 was planned as one of a core of new motorways, designed to replace the A8 road as a high-capacity alternative for intercity travel. The motorway was constructed piecemeal in several stages bypassing towns, beginning in 1965 with a bypass of Harthill. In 1968 the Renfrew Bypass was opened as the A8(M), becoming part of the M8 when the motorway to the west was connected.[3] The Glasgow inner city section was constructed between 1968 and 1972, using a scheme outlined in the Bruce Report, which was published as the Second World War was closing, and which set out a series of initiatives to regenerate the city. Most of the motorway's length was complete by 1980. Since then, the only additions have been a new interchange with the M80 motorway in 1992, and a four-mile eastern extension from Newbridge to the then-new Edinburgh City Bypass in 1995.[4] The Scottish Executive plans to complete the one remaining unfinished section between Baillieston and Newhouse in the near future, providing three new motorway junctions to serve Coatbridge, Bargeddie and Holytown amongst others.[5] The A8 is a major road in Scotland, connecting Edinburgh to Greenock via Glasgow. ... A bypass is a road or highway that avoids (bypasses) a built-up area, town, or village, to let through traffic flow without interference from local traffic, to reduce congestion in the built-up area, and to improve road safety. ... Harthill is a town split between West Lothian and North Lanarkshire in Central Scotland. ... The Bruce Report is the commonly given name to two reports of the Glasgow Corporation (the former local authority area for the Scottish city), the First Planning Report, which was published in the closing stages of the Second World War in March, 1945 and the Clyde Valley Regional Plan. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... High-capacity freeway interchange in Los Angeles, California. ... The M80 motorway is a major motorway in central Scotland. ... Newbridge is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. ... A720 junction with M8 The Edinburgh City Bypass, designated as A720, is one of the most important trunk roads in Scotland. ... The Executives logo, shown with English and Scottish Gaelic caption The term Scottish Executive is used in two different, but closely-related senses: to denote the executive arm of Scotlands national legislature (i. ... High-capacity freeway interchange in Los Angeles, California. ... , Coatbridge is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland approximately 9 miles east of Glasgow. ... Located north east of the junction of the M73 and M8 motorways, Bargeddie is a small town of North Lanarkshire. ... Holytown is a small village situated outside Motherwell in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. ...


Route

From the City Bypass, the road runs west to junction with the M9 motorway (for the Forth Road Bridge), bypassing to the north of Livingston and south of Bathgate. It continues across Scotland's central Belt before abruptly terminating at Newhouse. The next section begins on the boundary of the City of Glasgow at the M73 motorway junction (the main interchange for all routes south via the M74 motorway) before passing through the districts of Barlanark, Riddrie, Dennistoun and Townhead (following the route of the abandoned Monkland Canal) on the way directly into the city centre. The central section - which technically comprises two sides of an unfinished ring road - contains numerous junctions serving local communities including Cowcaddens, Garnethill, Kelvingrove and Anderston. It then crosses the River Clyde on the Kingston Bridge, runs west through Kinning Park, Bellahouston and Hillington before leaving Glasgow. Continuing west, it bypasses Renfrew and Paisley (carrying traffic directly atop what was the main runway at Renfrew Airport, closed in 1966) before serving Glasgow International Airport, running to the south of Erskine, and terminating at Langbank, around ten miles east of Greenock.[6] The M9 motorway is a major motorway in Scotland. ... The Forth Road Bridge is a suspension bridge in east central Scotland. ... , Bathgate is a town in West Lothian, Scotland, on the M8 motorway five miles west of Livingston. ... The Central Belt of Scotland is a common term used to describe the area of highest population density within Scotland. ... The City of Glasgow Council (Mòr-bhaile Ghlaschu in Gaelic) is one of the 32 Scottish unitary authorities, formerly Glasgow District Council and Glasgow Corporation in Glasgow, Scotland. ... The M73 motorway is a motorway in Scotland. ... M74 near Larkhall. ... Barlanark is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. ... Riddrie is a north-eastern suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. ... Dennistoun is a large district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Monkland Canal used to run for 12 miles from Port Dundas (at the end of the Glasgow branch of the Forth and Clyde Canal) to Woodhall (near Airdrie). ... The Central Business District of Sydney, Australia. ... The Kingston Bridge, an integral part of what was planned to become the Glasgow Inner Ring Road. ... Cowcaddens is an area of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. ... Garnethill is a residential area of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. ... Kelvingrove can refer to: Glasgow Kelvingrove (UK Parliament constituency) Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow Kelvingrove Hotel, Glasgow Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Anderston is a well-known district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. ... The River Clyde opening out at Newark Castle, Port Glasgow past Clydeport Ocean Terminal, Greenock, to the Firth of Clyde on the left, and to the right past Ardmore Point to the Gare Loch. ... Kingston Bridge, looking eastward up the River Clyde The Kingston Bridge is a road bridge crossing the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland. ... Kinning Park is a southern suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. ... Bellahouston is a residential suburb in the southwest of the Scottish city of Glasgow. ... Hillington is a residential suburb and an industrial estate on the southwestern edge of the Scottish city of Glasgow. ... Renfrew (Rinn Friù in Scottish Gaelic) is a small town, located six miles west of Glasgow on the west coast of Scotland. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Glasgow International Airport (IATA: GLA, ICAO: EGPF) is located 8 miles (13 km) west of Glasgow city centre, near the towns of Paisley and Renfrew in Renfrewshire, Scotland. ... For other uses, see Erskine (disambiguation). ... Langbank is a village on the banks of the River Clyde in Renfrewshire, Scotland. ... For other uses, see Greenock (disambiguation). ...


The M8 nominally comprises sections of the international E-road network, namely E05 (Langbank-Baillieston)[7] and E16 (Newhouse-Edinburgh)[8], although in reality neither is signposted - no such roads are in the United Kingdom. European Route Sign The international E-road network is a network of roads in Europe, numbered E1 and up. ... Map of E5 within Great Britain, France and Spain. ... E16 is the designation of a main west-east road through Northern Ireland, Scotland and Norway, from Londonderry to Oslo, via Glasgow, Edinburgh, by ferry to Bergen, Voss, Lærdal, through the Lærdal Tunnel, Fagernes, Hønefoss and ends in Sandvika, just outside Oslo. ...


Criticism

The M8, more explicitly its Glaswegian section, is almost unique amongst UK motorways in that it directly serves (and bisects) a large urban area, whereas most other motorways bypass such conurbations. The central Glasgow section is derided for its poor construction and ugly appearance, elevated above much of the surrounding area on a concrete viaduct, including a number of incomplete constructions including pedestrian overpasses and adjoining arterial roads, and including slip roads that enter and exit in the fast (right-hand) lane. It contains one of the busiest river crossings in Europe at the Kingston Bridge, which has been unable to cope with the large volumes of traffic necessitating almost constant repair work. Torontos Bloor Street Viaduct bridges the Don valley; road traffic uses the upper deck, rail traffic uses the lower deck. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is 150 kilobytes or more in size. ...


Coupled to this has been the lasting legacy of successive failed attempts to build the southern flank of the Glasgow Inner Ring Road as defined by the Bruce Report. This section of road, which is an extension of the M74, would take away long distance traffic from the North and South which is bound for the southern Clyde Coast and allow it to bypass the urban section of the M8. Following many years of intensive political discussion and legal battles, the M74 Completion scheme was finally given the green light in 2006, but it remains one which is bitterly opposed in some quarters, and is not expected to allay chronic congestion on the M8 until its projected completion in 2010. M74 near Larkhall. ...


At present, traffic from the M74, M73 and M80 are all forced onto the eastern section of M8 which within 2 miles converges from 5 lanes down to just 2 on the Kingston Bridge approaches. The result of this is often long periods of traffic congestion. A number of incentives have been undertaken in an attempt to minimise delays on this section; these include restricting exits around the Kingston Bridge, a ramp metering programme, and expanded use of electronic signing above and beside the motorway as part of the CITRAC (Centrally Integrated TRAffic Control) system.[9][10] This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... Metered Ramp A ramp meter or metering light is a device, usually a basic traffic light or a two-phase (red and green, no yellow) light together with a signal controller, that regulates the flow of traffic entering freeways according to current traffic conditions. ...


Junctions

M8 motorway
Junction Eastbound exits Westbound exits Junction Eastbound exits Westbound exits
Terminus City Bypass South
Edinburgh city centre
A720
A71
Start of motorway 17 Dumbarton A82 Dumbarton A82
1 City Bypass North A720 No exit 18 Anderston
Glasgow city centre
Kelvingrove
Charing Cross
2 Stirling
Forth Road Bridge
M9
(A90)
Stirling
Forth Road Bridge
M9
(A90)
19 Clydebank
S.E.C.C.
A814 Clydebank
S.E.C.C.
A814
3 Livingston A899 Livingston A899 20 No exit Tradeston
East Kilbride
(A730)
3A Bathgate
Broxburn
Livingston (west)
(A779)
(A89)
Bathgate
Broxburn
Livingston (west)
A779
(A89)
22 No exit Kilmarnock
Prestwick Airport
M77
4 Bathgate
Whitburn
Falkirk
A801 Bathgate
Whitburn
Falkirk
A801 21 Tradeston
East Kilbride
(A8)
(A730)
No exit
Harthill services
5 Shotts
Harthill
B7057
(B7066)
Shotts
Harthill
B7057
(B7066)
23 No exit Govan
Ibrox
B768
6 Start of motorway Airdrie
Lanark
Motherwell
Wishaw
A73
(A723)
24 Govan
Kilmarnock
A761
(M77)
Paisley
Bellahouston
A761
Between junctions 6 and 8, route continues as A8 25 Clyde Tunnel A739 Clyde Tunnel A739
8 Carlisle
Coatbridge
M73 (M74)
A89
Start of motorway 25A No exit Braehead
9 Baillieston No exit 26 Hillington
Braehead
A736 Hillington
Renfrew
A736
(A8)
10 Easterhouse
Barlanark
Easterhouse
Baillieston
27 Paisley
Renfrew
A741 Paisley
Renfrew
A741
11 Garthamlock
Queenslie
B765 Stepps
Queenslie
B765 28 No exit Glasgow Airport
12 Riddrie
Stepps
A80 Riddrie
Stepps
A80 28A No exit Irvine A737
13 Stirling
Kincardine Bridge
M80 Blochairn
Parkhead
29 Glasgow Airport
Irvine
Paisley
A737
A726
Paisley A726
14 Blochairn
Dennistoun
B763 No exit 30 Erskine
Erskine Bridge
M898 Erskine
Erskine Bridge
M898
15 Glasgow Cathedral
Glasgow Cross
Kirkintilloch
A803 Glasgow Cathedral
Glasgow Cross
Kirkintilloch
A803 31 No exit Bishopton A8
16 No exit Aberfoyle
George Square
(A81) Terminus Start of motorway Greenock A8

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The front of the SECC The Clyde Auditorium with the main SECC building behind it The Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC), located on the north bank of the River Clyde in Glasgow, is Scotlands national venue for public events. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The numbering zones for A-roads in Great Britain List of A roads beginning with 8 in Great Britain starting north of the A8 and west of the A9. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Tradeston is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. ... East Kilbride (Cille Bhrìghde an Ear in Scottish Gaelic) is a large town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. ... The numbering zones for A-roads in Great Britain List of A roads beginning with 7 in Great Britain starting north of the Solway Firth/Eden Estuary, west of the A7 and south of the A8. ... , Bathgate is a town in West Lothian, Scotland, on the M8 motorway five miles west of Livingston. ... Broxburn is a small town in West Lothian, Scotland located 12 miles (19 km) west of Edinburgh on the A8 road. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The numbering zones for A-roads in Great Britain List of A roads beginning with 7 in Great Britain starting north of the Solway Firth/Eden Estuary, west of the A7 and south of the A8. ... The numbering zones for A-roads in Great Britain List of A roads beginning with 8 in Great Britain starting north of the A8 and west of the A9. ... , Bathgate is a town in West Lothian, Scotland, on the M8 motorway five miles west of Livingston. ... Broxburn is a small town in West Lothian, Scotland located 12 miles (19 km) west of Edinburgh on the A8 road. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... For the town in Virginia, USA, see Kilmarnock, Virginia. ... Glasgow Prestwick Airport (IATA: PIK, ICAO: EGPK) is an international airport serving Glasgow, situated north of the town of Prestwick in South Ayrshire, Scotland. ... The M77 motorway is a motorway in Scotland. ... , Bathgate is a town in West Lothian, Scotland, on the M8 motorway five miles west of Livingston. ... Whitburn is a town in West Lothian, Scotland. ... Falkirk (An Eaglais Bhreac, the Variagated [or Speckled] Church [presumably referring to a church building built of many-coloured stones]) in Scottish Gaelic, La Chapelle de Fayerie in French) is a town in central Scotland lying to the north west and north east of the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow... The numbering zones for A-roads in Great Britain List of A roads beginning with 8 in Great Britain starting north of the A8 and west of the A9. ... , Bathgate is a town in West Lothian, Scotland, on the M8 motorway five miles west of Livingston. ... Whitburn is a town in West Lothian, Scotland. ... Falkirk (An Eaglais Bhreac, the Variagated [or Speckled] Church [presumably referring to a church building built of many-coloured stones]) in Scottish Gaelic, La Chapelle de Fayerie in French) is a town in central Scotland lying to the north west and north east of the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow... Tradeston is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. ... East Kilbride (Cille Bhrìghde an Ear in Scottish Gaelic) is a large town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. ... The numbering zones for A-roads in Great Britain List of A roads beginning with 7 in Great Britain starting north of the Solway Firth/Eden Estuary, west of the A7 and south of the A8. ... Heart Of Scotland services, commonly referred to as Harthill services, is a motorway service station on the M8 motorway between junctions 4 & 5, at Harthill, in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. ... Shotts is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. ... Harthill is a town split between West Lothian and North Lanarkshire in Central Scotland. ... B roads are numbered routes in Great Britain of lesser importance than A roads. ... B roads are numbered routes in Great Britain of lesser importance than A roads. ... Shotts is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. ... Harthill is a town split between West Lothian and North Lanarkshire in Central Scotland. ... Govan (Baile a Ghobhainn in Gaelic) is a district and former burgh in the southwestern part of the Scottish city of Glasgow. ... Ibrox is a district of the city of Glasgow in western Scotland. ... B roads are numbered routes in Great Britain of lesser importance than A roads. ... Airdrie (Gaelic An Àrd Ruigh/An Àrd Àirighe) is a town within North Lanarkshire, Scotland[1]) . It lies on a plateau roughly 400 ft (130 m) above sea level, and is approximately 12 miles (19 km) east of Glasgow. ... This article describes the town in Scotland. ... , For the former parliamentary constituency, see Motherwell (UK Parliament constituency). ... For the village in England, see Wishaw, Warwickshire Wishaw (Scots Wishae) is a large town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. ... The A73 is a former trunk route that connects the M74 at Abington, Jct. ... Govan (Baile a Ghobhainn in Gaelic) is a district and former burgh in the southwestern part of the Scottish city of Glasgow. ... For the town in Virginia, USA, see Kilmarnock, Virginia. ... The numbering zones for A-roads in Great Britain List of A roads beginning with 7 in Great Britain starting north of the Solway Firth/Eden Estuary, west of the A7 and south of the A8. ... 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The Erskine Bridge is a box girder bridge spanning the River Clyde in west central Scotland, connecting West Dunbartonshire with Renfrewshire. ... The M898 motorway is a short motorway in the United Kingdom. ... The front of Glasgow Cathedral, from Cathedral Square Glasgow Cathedral and Glasgow Royal Infirmary viewed from Glasgow Necropolis Painting of David Robert shows St. ... An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. ... , Kirkintilloch is a burgh in Scotland, approximately eight miles north-east of central Glasgow. ... A803 is road in central Scotland which runs from east from Glasgow to Linlithgow. ... 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See also

List of motorways in the United Kingdom is a complete list of motorways in the United Kingdom. ...

References

  1. ^ Department for Transport traffic statistics 2005
  2. ^ BBC News- "Motorists name A12 as worst road"
  3. ^ Pathetic Motorways - A8(M) Renfrew Bypass
  4. ^ M8 motorway construction timeline, CRBD.co.uk
  5. ^ M8 Completion
  6. ^ M8 motorway exit list, CBRD.co.uk
  7. ^ E05 route descriptor, elbruz.com
  8. ^ E16 route descriptor, elbruz.com
  9. ^ Living in Glasgow - CITRAC
  10. ^ VMS (Variable Message Sign) list from Traffic Scotland

External links

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Northern Ireland: M1M2M3M5M12M22A8(M) edit
Past: M16M41M63A18(M)A40(M)A41(M)A102(M)A6144(M)    Unbuilt: M12M13M15M31M64    Future: M4 Toll

  Results from FactBites:
 
The Motorway Archive. A8/M8. Edinburgh-Glasgow (west). (4120 words)
The route consists of the Monkland motorway, the north and west flanks of the inner ring road and the Renfrew motorway.
The Renfrew motorway continues the M8 westwards from the inner ring road at the Kingston Bridge to the former city boundary at Shieldhall Road.
Parallel to the Renfrew motorway on the north side of the Clyde is the Clyde expressway which connects the north end of Kingston Bridge to the north approaches to the Clyde Tunnel; the southern end of the tunnel connects with the Renfrew motorway at Cardonald interchange.
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