Drivers warned of overnight carriageway closures on M876
Drivers have been warned of overnight closures on the M876 on weekday nights from Monday, May 4, to Friday, May 15 for essential maintenance.
The dates, locations and diversion routes for the upcoming overnight road closures are as follows:
May 4, the northbound carriageway of the M80 will be closed from Junction 8 to M876 Junction 1, for two nights between 7.30pm and 6am, drivers have been advised that traffic will be diverted along the M80 to Junction 9, then south on the M9 from Junction 9 to Junction 8.
May 6, the northbound carriageway of the M876 will be closed between Junction 1 and Junction 2, for two nights from 7.30pm and 6am, with traffic diverted via the B905 to the A9 Stirling Road, then north to rejoin the M876 at Junction 2.
May 8, the northbound carriageway of the M876 will be closed from Junction 2 to the M9 Junction 8, for one night between 7.30pm and 6am, with traffic diverted east on the A88 to the A905, then north to rejoin the M876 at Junction 3.
May 11, the southbound carriageway of the M9 will be closed from Junction 8 to M876 Junction 1, for two nights between 7.30pm and 6am, with traffic diverted south on the A905 to the A88, then via the B902 and B905 to rejoin at M876 Junction 1.
May 13, the southbound carriageway of the M876 will be closed from Junction 1 to M80 Junction 8, for one night between 7.30pm and 6am, with traffic diverted south along the A803 to rejoin the motorway at M80 Junction 7.
May 14, the M9 Junction 7 southbound off-slip and the northbound on-slip to the M876 will both be closed for one night from 7.30pm and 6am.
Southbound off-slip traffic will be diverted south on the M9 to Junction 6, through the Earlsgate Roundabout to the A9, then via North Stirling Road through Larbert and Bellsdyke Road to the A905 at Bowtrees Roundabout.
Northbound on-slip traffic will be diverted north to M876 Junction 1 to turn back and return via M876 Junction 2, then onto Bellsdyke Road (A88) and the A905 to reach Bowtrees Roundabout.
May 15, the southbound carriageway of the M876 will be closed from Junction 3 to M9 Junction 7, for one night between 7.30pm and 6am, with traffic diverted via the South Bellsdyke Roundabout and the A88 to M876 Junction 1 to turn back north to the M9 southbound, or via M876 Junction 2 and the A9 north to reach the M9 northbound at Junction 9.
Tommy Deans, BEAR Scotland’s south east network manager, said: “We’ll be taking advantage of these overnight closures on the M876 to carry out as many routine maintenance tasks as possible, reducing the overall need for closures and traffic management.
“It is essential for the safety of the workforce that we close the carriageway while work is taking place. Our advice if you need to use the M9 at night during this period is to plan ahead and allow a few extra minutes for your journey."
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