Project Details

Description

BEAR Scotland has been commissioned by Transport Scotland to carry out resurfacing of the M8 carriageway. The works will consist of resurfacing of the entire carriageway to an inlay depth of 40mm, with localised areas of 110mm, 145mm and 185mm inlay where required, and reinstatement of road markings for a length of approximately 2220m (2.61ha).

Construction activities for the resurfacing procedure are as follows:

Set up traffic management (TM) and mark out site,
Milling of existing bituminous material by road planer,
Jackhammer and compressor for breaking up surfaces not accessible by planer (e.g., around gullies),
Loader/excavator used to collect and move excess material,
Sweeper to collect loose material and provide clean laying surface,
Milled out/excavated materials all taken off site,
Tack/bond coat laid,
Binder material laid and compressed by paver (where required),
Material compacted using a heavy roller,
Traffic loops reinstated where necessary,
New bituminous surface course material laid by paver,
Material compacted using a heavy roller,
Mechanical sweeper to collect loose material,
HGV for removal and replacement of material,
Road markings and studs applied where necessary,
Remove TM and open road.

The works are programmed to be completed within the 2026/27 financial year with works expected to begin on 5^th October 2026. The works are scheduled to be completed over six nights (20:30 – 06:00). Traffic management (TM) will consist of a full night-time closure of the M8 WB carriageway between Junction 2 and Junction 3. The diversion will take travellers off the M8 westbound (WB) at Junction 2 and onto the M9, A89, and A899, before returning to the M8 WB at Junction 3. This will result in an additional 1.6 miles and approximately 7 minutes onto journey times.

Location

The scheme lies on the M8 westbound adjacent to and immediately following Junction 2 within the City of Edinburgh and West Lothian Council boundaries (Figure 1.).

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