The M8 (Newhouse to Easterhouse) M73 (Maryville to Mollinsburn) A8 (Newhouse to Bargeddie) A725 (Shawhead to Whistleberry) Trunk Roads (Temporary Prohibitions of Traffic and Overtaking and Temporary Speed Restrictions) (No. 3) Order 2024

The Scottish Ministers give notice that they have made the following Order temporarily prohibiting traffic, temporarily prohibiting overtaking and temporarily restricting the speed of vehicles on the lengths of road identified in this Notice.

The Order, which is required because works are being or are proposed to be executed on or near the lengths of road, will be in operation from 1 September 2024 until 1 December 2024, but the prohibitions and restrictions contained in the Order will only be operational when the appropriate traffic signs are displayed.

No prohibition in the Order applies to vehicles being used in an emergency for fire brigade, ambulance, police or coastguard purposes or vehicles being used for carrying out the works. No speed restriction imposed by the Order applies to vehicles being used in the service of the Special Forces or vehicles being used in an emergency for coastguard purposes.

Where the closure of a carriageway on a dual carriageway road is involved the alternative route for traffic in relation to the lengths of road affected by the Order will be signposted.

Detailed descriptions of the alternative routes and the works being carried out can also be obtained at the following offices:

Scottish Roads Partnership, 1E, Willow House, Kestrel View, Strathclyde Business Park, Bellshill, ML4 3PB, Telephone 0800 042 0188

For information about roadworks on motorways and trunk roads visit Traffic Scotland.

A member of the staff of the Scottish Ministers
Transport Scotland
George House
36 North Hanover Street
Glasgow
G1 2AD

The following lengths of the M8/A8/A8(M) Edinburgh – Greenock Trunk Road:

1. The on slip road from the westbound carriageway of the M8 to Easterhouse Road, a distance of 360 metres or thereby.
2. The off slip road from Easterhouse road to the eastbound carriageway of the M8, a distance of 205 metres or thereby.
3. The on slip road from the eastbound carriageway of the M8 to Easterhouse Road, a distance of 511 metres or thereby.
4. The M8 westbound on slip road at Junction 9 (Springhill), a distance of 502 metres or thereby.
5. The off slip road from the westbound carriageway of the A8 to the westbound carriageway of the M8, a distance of 1.1 kilometres or thereby.
6. The eastbound off slip road at A8 Bargeddie Junction, a distance of 403 metres or thereby.
7. The eastbound on slip road at A8 Bargeddie Junction, a distance of 460 metres or thereby.
8. The westbound off slip road at A8 Bargeddie Junction, a distance of 468 metres or thereby.
9. The westbound on slip road at A8 Bargeddie Junction, a distance of 502 metres or thereby.
10. The off slip road from the eastbound carriageway of the A8 to the southbound carriageway of the A725/A726, a distance of 596 metres or thereby.
11. The off slip road from the southbound carriageway of the A725/A726 to the eastbound carriageway of the A8, a distance of 668 metres or thereby.
12. The off slip road from the westbound carriageway of the A8 to the northbound carriageway of the A725/A726, a distance of 418 metres or thereby.
13. The off slip road from the northbound carriageway of the A725/A726 to the westbound carriageway of the A8, a distance of 652 metres or thereby.
14. The eastbound off slip road at A8 Carnbroe Junction, a distance of 252 metres or thereby.
15. The eastbound on slip road at A8 Carnbroe Junction, a distance of 140 metres or thereby.

Prohibition on use and overtaking.

16. The M8 eastbound carriageway from a point 450 metres or thereby west of where the eastbound on slip road merges with the carriageway at M8 Junction 10 (Easterhouse), generally eastwards to a point directly under the centreline of the eastbound A8 (Baillieston), a distance of 3.05 kilometres or thereby.
17. The M8 westbound carriageway from a point directly under the centreline of the eastbound A8 (Baillieston), generally westwards to a point 550 metres or thereby west of where the westbound off slip road diverges from the carriageway at M8 Junction 10 (Easterhouse), a distance of 3.05 kilometres or thereby.
18. The M8 eastbound carriageway from a point directly over the centreline of the circulatory carriageway at the west side of the A73 Newhouse Roundabout, generally eastwards to a point 640 metres or thereby east of a point directly over the centreline of Bothwellshields Road, a distance of 1.78 kilometres or thereby.
19. The M8 westbound carriageway from a point 640 metres or thereby east of a point directly over the centreline of Bothwellshields Road, generally westwards to a point directly over the centreline of the circulatory carriageway at the west side of the A73 Newhouse Roundabout, a distance of 1.78 kilometres or thereby.
20. The A8 eastbound carriageway from a point directly over the centreline of the A752 Aitkenhead Road, generally eastwards to a point directly under the central reservation of the A725/A726 Shawhead – East Kilbride – Philipshill Roundabout Trunk Road, a distance of 2.84 kilometres or thereby.
21. The A8 westbound carriageway from a point directly under the central reservation of the A725/A726 Shawhead – East Kilbride – Phillipshill Roundabout Trunk Road, generally westwards to a point directly over the centreline of the A752 Aitkenhead Road, a distance of 2.84 kilometres or thereby.

Prohibitions on use and overtaking; and a 40mph speed restriction.


The following lengths of the M73 Maryville – Mollinsburn Trunk Road:

22. The northbound off slip road at Junction 2A (Gartcosh), a distance of 512 metres or thereby.
23. The northbound on slip road at Junction 2A (Gartcosh), a distance of 604 metres or thereby.
24. The southbound off slip road at Junction 2A (Gartcosh), a distance of 430 metres or thereby.
25. The southbound on slip road at Junction 2A (Gartcosh), a distance of 656 metres or thereby.

Prohibitions on use and overtaking.

26. The southbound carriageway from a point 811 metres or thereby north of a point directly over the centreline of Drumcavel Road to a point directly over the centreline of the circulatory carriageway at the south side of the M8/A8/A8(M) Edinburgh – Greenock Trunk Road, M8 Baillieston Interchange Roundabout, a distance of 7.34 kilometres or thereby.
27. The northbound carriageway from a point directly over the centreline of the circulatory carriageway at the south side of the M8/A8/A8(M) Edinburgh – Greenock Trunk Road, M8 Baillieston Interchange Roundabout, generally northwards to a point 818 metres or thereby north of the centreline of Drumcavel Road, a distance of 7.34 kilometres metres or thereby.

Prohibitions on use and overtaking; and a 40mph speed restriction.

The following length of the A725/A725 Shawhead – East Kilbride – Phillipshill Roundabout Trunk Road:

28. The northbound on slip road at Strathclyde Business Park Junction, a distance of 110 metres or thereby.
29. The northbound off slip road at Strathclyde Business Park Junction, a distance of 277 metres or thereby.
30. The southbound off slip road at Diamond Interchange, a distance of 281 metres or thereby.
31. The southbound on slip road at Diamond Interchange, a distance of 275 metres or thereby.
32. The northbound off slip road at Diamond Interchange, a distance of 248 metres or thereby.
33. The southbound off slip road at Bellziehill Junction, a distance of 344 metres or thereby.
34. The southbound on slip road at Bellziehill Junction, a distance of 310 metres or thereby.
35. The northbound off slip road at Bellziehill Junction, a distance of 234 metres or thereby.
36. The northbound on slip road at Bellziehill Junction, a distance of 364 metres or thereby.
37. The southbound off slip road at Orbiston Junction, a distance of 265 metres or thereby.
38. The on slip road to the southbound carriageway of the A725/A726 from a point 17 metres or thereby west of where the extended centreline of the slip road intersects with the circulatory carriageway of the roundabout at the junction of the B7070 road and Mary Rae Road at Orbiston Junction to the point where the extended centreline of that slip road intersects with the southbound carriageway of the A725/A725, a distance of 199 metres or thereby.
39. The off slip road from the northbound carriageway of the A725/A726 to Orbiston Junction, a distance of 644 metres or thereby.
40. The on slip road from Orbiston Junction to the northbound carriageway of the A725/A726, a distance of 619 metres or thereby.

Prohibitions on use and overtaking.

41. The northbound carriageway from a point directly under the centreline of the circulatory carriageway at the south side of Bellziehill Junction, generally northwards to a point directly under the centreline of James Street (Diamond Interchange Overbridge), a distance of 947 metres or thereby.
42. The southbound carriageway from a point directly under the centreline of James Street (Diamond Interchange Overbridge), generally southwards to a point directly under the centreline of the circulatory carriageway at the south side of Bellziehill Junction, a distance of 939 metres or thereby.

Prohibitions on use and overtaking; and a 40mph speed restriction and a 10mph speed restriction when there is convoy in operation.

Child Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessment (CRWIA) for The M8 (Newhouse to Easterhouse) M73 (Maryville to Mollinsburn) A8 (Newhouse to Bargeddie) A725 (Shawhead to Whistleberry) Trunk Roads (Temporary Prohibitions of Traffic and Overtaking and Temporary Speed Restrictions) (No. 3) Order 2024

Disclaimer

This draft document is an assessment of the likely effects of the The M8 (Newhouse to Easterhouse) M73 (Maryville to Mollinsburn) A8 (Newhouse to Bargeddie) A725 (Shawhead to Whistleberry) Trunk Roads (Temporary Prohibitions of Traffic and Overtaking and Temporary Speed Restrictions) (No. 3) Order 2024 on the rights and wellbeing of children. Any future iterations will reflect an increased understanding of these impacts as the amount of evidence available continues to grow.

Introduction

1. Brief Summary

Type of proposal

Applicable answer: A Scottish Statutory Instrument made by Scottish Ministers other than a commencement instrument

Key Term Definitions

Prohibition – to officially and legally not allow something.

Restriction – to officially and legally limit something.

Authorise – to give official permission for something to happen, or to give someone official permission to do something

The proposal is an order with the title “The M8 (Newhouse to Easterhouse) M73 (Maryville to Mollinsburn) A8 (Newhouse to Bargeddie) A725 (Shawhead to Whistleberry) Trunk Roads (Temporary Prohibitions of Traffic and Overtaking and Temporary Speed Restrictions) (No. 3) Order 2024”. This order allows temporary prohibitions and restrictions to be placed on the use of the lengths of trunk road specified in the schedule of the order for a period beginning on 1^st September 2024 and ending on 1^st December 2024.

The order affects sections of the M8 (Newhouse to Easterhouse) M73 (Maryville to Mollinsburn) A8 (Newhouse to Bargeddie) A725 (Shawhead to Whistleberry) Trunk Roads to varying lengths as set out in the order. The prohibitions and restrictions may come into effect where roadworks are required on the stretches of road detailed in the schedule, and where the relevant traffic signs specified in the order are displayed. There are also exemptions to the restrictions and prohibitions provided in the order for emergency and special forces vehicles. Roadworks which may be required include (but are not limited to) pothole repairs, carriageway resurfacing, bridge repairs and inspection works. These works are required to protect the public and prevent damage.

Start date of proposal’s development: 7th August 2024

Start date of CRWIA process: 7th August 2024

2. With reference given to the requirements of the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024 which aspects of the proposal are relevant to children’s rights?

There is no direct access to properties from the sections of road detailed in this order, however, access to a number of properties may be impacted if the restrictions and prohibitions provided in this order are required.

The following properties are potentially impacted by this order:

• A725
  • Sir Matt Busby Sports Complex
  • Cardinal Newman High School
• M74
  • Daldowie Crematorium
  • Strathclyde Country Park

In all situations whereby closures of roads near to these facilities are required, a suitable diversion route is available that would not add significant travel time, and at no time would access to these facilities be compromised, this is further explained in questions 3 and 9. As is current practise during the temporary prohibitions and/ or restrictions on any length(s) of roads, we made significant effort to ensure that any impact on children and young people’s ability to access school and/ or childcare facilities, higher or further education institutions, hospitals, places used for recreational activity, and places of worship is kept to an absolute minimum and avoided where possible.

These potential access restrictions have the potential to impact articles

Article 28 - Right to education

Article 31 – Right to leisure, play and culture

Any works utilising this order to close a road or reduce its speed limit intends to positively impact the public, including children, as road repairs are being carried out, improving safety and serviceability of the infrastructure. Therefore, intends to have a positive impact to article 3 (the best interests of the child), and article 6 (right to life, survival and development).

3. Please provide a summary of the evidence gathered which will be used to inform your decision-making and the content of the proposal.

The operating company responsible for the roadworks have past experience and knowledge to support our decision making process, however, engagement, consultation and communication are extremely important in our planning and delivery of works. As part of this process, maps are used to determine who will be impacted within a certain mile radius.

The operating company has mapped out the extents of this order and we are aware of the impact to the travelling public (particularly with this being the strategic trunk road network), and where road closures are required, have suitable diversions in place. Utilising maps, sites are identified, such as schools, which may be impacted by the roadworks. This assessment includes buildings next to the trunk road, which generally is not the case on this network, as well as buildings nearby which may be impacted by works on the trunk road, or facilities within a diversion route.

Utilising mapping tools, the operating company can identify buildings such as schools and hospitals which could possess a risk. Once impacted stakeholders are identified (schools, hospitals etc), contact is made to discuss the impact works will have on each individual stakeholder. The works go through stakeholder consultation in advance of them being carried out, including liaison with local authorities and Police Scotland, and feedback is obtained on any required adjustments to the traffic management or work proposals.

Works, including diversion routes, are also noticed and plotted on the Scottish Roadworks Register, and where conflicts are identified, the operating company works with the other party to manage such issues. Where works are identified on a diversion route, a review of the route and timing of work is carried out, assessing whether both sets of work can run at the same time or if one needs to be changed and re-organised to minimise disruption. This ensures alternative access to all buildings being used by the public can be managed and maintained.

Where work may cause an impact, the operating company effectively uses tools such as Traffic Impact Assessments or general knowledge to plan works at the most effective time.

Where possible, works will be carried out overnight or at weekends, therefore schools are not impacted. Similarly, access for emergency service vehicles will be maintained throughout works, however if emergency services cannot be accommodated, they are made aware of the alternative routes well in advance of works starting. We always ensure that there is a standard incident diversion route in place.

Where sites may be impacted by works, the operating company consults with Police Scotland, the local authorities, Transport Scotland and other key stakeholders. Please note that local roads which are the responsibility of the local authority are more commonly likely to provide direct access to a number of facilities which may be utilised by children and young people such as schools, leisure centres, and GP offices, however this CRWIA has allowed us and the operating company to identify where potential impact to facilities may occur and mitigate against these.

The operating company’s Liaison Officer has good knowledge of the surrounding area and has built up a relationship with stakeholders such as the local schools. Therefore they also undertake stakeholder engagement with affected stakeholders (such as shopping complexes, leisure facilities, schools, crematoriums), where work may impact them. This then allows the operating company to plan ahead to mitigate against potential accessibility issues. The mitigation process specific to this order is described in question 9.

While there is the potential for access to areas to be impacted or limited as a result of the order (until we add our planning measures prior to the order commencing), undertaking planned repairs provides a general positive impact to the public, including children, by improving road safety and amenity, and reduce the chances of an unplanned road closure which could affect the accessibility of facilities that are necessary to ensure the rights of the child are upheld.

Statistics show a decrease in the number of road traffic incidents in recent years and while we know that this looks a much broader range of incidents than those cause what this order looks to impact alone, contributing to the reduction of road traffic incidents through this order and many like it will have a positive impact on children’s right to life, survival and development.

With UNICEF reporting in their child and adolescent road safety technical guidance that ‘road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death for children and adolescents aged 5–19 years’ we look to reduce chances of this in Scotland by contributing to the improvement of road safety.

4. Further to the evidence described at ‘3’ have you identified any 'gaps' in evidence which may prevent determination of impact? If yes, please provide an explanation of how they will be addressed.

The assessment undertaken by the operating company has identified the potential intended impacts and analysed the evidence available at the point of planning the order. There is the potential for unintended situations occurring which cannot be planned for throughout the duration of this omnibus order, such as a pothole occurring which would require a road or lane closure to undertake a repair. However, as per current process, the availability of suitable alternative routes which do not limit access to spaces utilised by children and young people will be given due regard. Additionally, following the conclusion of this Omnibus Order any learnings will be utilised and considered in future omnibus orders for this area of Scotland.

5. Analysis of Evidence

Utilising the mapping process allowed the operating company to identify buildings which may be impacted by the order in terms of accessibility. This was then further understood through engagement with Police Scotland, the local authorities, Transport Scotland and other key stakeholders to provide input on potential impacts and the best ways to mitigate against these. From the evidence described above, suitable diversion routes were put in place should they be required which took into account the potential impacts of accessing:

• A725
  • Sir Matt Busby Sports Complex
  • Cardinal Newman High School
• M74
  • Daldowie Crematorium
  • Strathclyde Country Park

6. What changes (if any) have been made to the proposal as a result of this assessment?

Through their mapping exercise the operating company assessed if the closure and/ or restrictions provided in this order had a potential to restrict access to such an extent that it would require additional measures to be put in place.

Where impacts were identified, this then led to consulting with key stakeholders impacted by the order and those with specialist knowledge of the area. Following we could discount options which would cause the greatest disruption to the impacted stakeholders, and if some options still had the potential to cause impact, mitigations could be applied to the remaining options considered.

Conclusion

7. As a result of the evidence gathered and analysed against all UNCRC requirements, what is the potential overall impact of this proposal on children’s rights?

(Please choose from positive, negative, neutral or no impact, Please note you can have both a positive and negative impact on children’s rights.)

Children’s Rights

Applicable answer(s): Positive and Negative

8. If you have identified a positive impact on children’s rights, please describe below how the proposal will protect, respect, and fulfil children’s rights in Scotland.

Current processes and area expertise allows for the early identification of necessary repair works to the road and allows for these works to be planned to minimise disruption but fix any roads causing a risk to public safety. The positive impact will relate to the best interests of the child (article 3) and children's right to life, survival and development (article 6) by allowing road closures and speed restrictions in accordance with this order necessary to repair the road, protecting public safety.

9. If a negative impact has been identified please describe below. Is there a risk this could potentially amount to an incompatibility?

While there was the potential for negative impacts to be felt in relation to access to:

• A725
  • Sir Matt Busby Complex
  • Cardinal Newman High School
• M74
  • Daldowie Crematorium
  • Strathclyde Country Park

which had the potential to impact children’s right to:

• Education (article 28), and;
• Leisure, play and culture (article 31).

Suitable alternative routes were identified which did not add significant additional time. Also, if there were any potential issues impacting these buildings, the works would be carried out at night which would eliminate the potential impact. Therefore, following the mitigations as outlined below, we do not anticipate a potential negative impact to children and young people’s rights as set out in the UNCRC Act.

Mitigation Record

What options have been considered to modify the proposal in order to mitigate negative impact or potential incompatibility issues?

Please summarise mitigation actions taken below

Issue or risk Identified per article/Optional Protocol

Article 28 (right to education) due to limited access to Cardinal Newman High School.

Action Taken/To Be Taken

Consideration of the timing of roadworks to limit the impact to the public, including children.

Provision of suitable diversion routes, limiting the impact of closures to the public.

Date action to be taken or was taken

13th August 2024

Issue or risk Identified per article/Optional Protocol

Article 31 (right to leisure, play and culture) due to limited access to Strathclyde Park and the Sir Matt Busby Sports Complex.

Action Taken/To Be Taken

Consideration of the timing of roadworks to limit the impact to the public, including children.

Provision of suitable diversion routes, limiting the impact of closures to the public.

Date action to be taken or was taken

13th August 2024

10. As a result of the evidence gathered and analysed against all wellbeing indicators, will the proposal contribute to the wellbeing of children and young people in Scotland?

(Please choose from yes, no or not applicable)

Applicable answer: yes

If yes, please provide and explanation below:

Safety of the public, including children and young people, is essential, and will be positively impacted by undertaking roadworks to maintain the roads in accordance with this order.

11. How will you communicate to children and young people the impact that the proposal will have on their rights?

The CRWIA will be published and has been written in accessible language so as to allow for children and young people to understand its content and the potential impact (or no impact) on their rights.

Post Assessment Review and sign-off

12. Planning for the review of impact on children’s rights and wellbeing

As part of the decision-making process, plans for reviewing the impact on children’s rights and wellbeing need to be developed.

• How will the impact of the proposal on children’s rights and wellbeing be monitored?
• When will you review and update the CRWIA if required?

As suitable alternative routes for road prohibitions and/ or restrictions are considered in the future, due regard will be given to the development of any new facilities surrounding those prohibitions and/ or restrictions which have the potential to impact children and young people.

13. Sign off

Policy Lead Signature & Date of Sign Off: Lee Waters - 26/08/2024

Deputy Director Signature & Date of Sign Off: Stuart Wilson - 27/08/2024

Date CRWIA team first contacted: 20/08/2024

Kirsteen Baker - 21st August 2024

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024 Compatibility Consideration and Narration of Statement of Compatibility

The Scottish Ministers have made the following statement regarding children’s rights.

“In accordance with section 23(2) of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024 (the Act), the Scottish Ministers certify that, in their view, The M8 (Newhouse to Easterhouse) M73 (Maryville to Mollinsburn) A8 (Newhouse to Bargeddie) A725 (Shawhead to Whistleberry) Trunk Roads (Temporary Prohibitions of Traffic and Overtaking and Temporary Speed Restrictions) (No. 3) Order 2024, is compatible with the UNCRC requirements as defined by section 1(2) of the Act.”