Project Details
Description
Resurfacing works are required to maintain the safety and integrity of a section of the M74 carriageway (northbound and southbound), north of Carmyle in Glasgow City covering a total area of 1.2ha. The works are required as the carriageway is currently displaying various structural defects, such as fretting, rutting, cracking and patching.
Construction activities and the associated plant and machinery required are as follows:
- Implementation of Traffic Management (TM) and marking out site (TM plant);
- Removal of existing surfacing and milling to agreed depths (planer, wagon, lorries);
- Resurfacing to the existing road levels using TS2010 aggregate, AC binder, AC base (paver, roller);
- Reinstatement of road markings, linings, and studs (lorries/wagons and plant); and,
- Removal of TM.
In addition to structural inlays, verge works will be included as part of the scheme. These include siding out, sign replacements, reference marker replacements, and filter stone replacement.
The proposed construction is programmed to be undertaken and completed within the 2025-2026 financial year during nighttime hours for approximately ten nightshifts on the SB carriageway and six nightshifts on the NB carriageway.
TM plans are yet to be confirmed but will likely consist of slip road closures as well as mainline lane closures. Carmyle Avenue may also be closed, the duration of which is currently undetermined. Traffic heading SB will be diverted towards Mount Vernon and rejoining the M74 at Junction (Jct) 4. The NB traffic will exit the M74 at Jct 2A.
Location
The scheme is located along the M74 northbound (NB) and southbound (SB) carriageways, north of Carmyle in Glasgow City. The scheme extents can be found at the following National Grid Reference (NGRs):
- NB Start - NS 65026 62337
- NB End - NS 64847 62264
- SB Start - NS 64825 62380
SB End - NS 65739 62268