Falkirk drivers are being warned of an overnight motorway closure this week while carriageway repairs are carried out.

BEAR Scotland will close the M9 southbound between Junction 9 (Bannockburn) and Junction 8 (Kinnaird) from 7.30pm on Wednesday, November 11, until 6am on Thursday.

Southbound traffic will be diverted from Junction 9 via the M80 southbound to Junction 7 (Haggs), where drivers can turn and head north on the M80. They should then take the M876 eastbound to re-join the M9 at Junction 8. The diversion will add approximately nine minutes and 8.3 miles to affected journeys.

Tommy Deans, BEAR Scotland’s South East Network Manager, said: “It’s necessary to close the M9 southbound between Junctions 9 and 8 to allow us to carry out repairs to the carriageway.

“We’ll do this at night to minimise disruption, however if you need to use this route on the night of Wednesday, November 11, please allow extra time for the diversion.”

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