RoadWATCH

Roadworks affecting the Monklands area:

Airdrie

● COMMONHEAD STREET, THRASHBUSH. Mediumimpact works are under way opposite house number 35 and will continue until April 3. ● VICTORIA PLACE, CAIRNHILL. Medium-impact works will be conducted by SGN today, March 29, and tomorrow. ● JOHNSTONE STREET, TOWN CENTRE. Scottish Water will be opposite property number 28 to complete medium-impact works from now until this Friday, March 31. ● BORE ROAD. Mediumimpact works will be carried out at Craigard this Friday, March 31. ● COLLIERTREE ROAD, CLARKSTON. North Lanarkshire Council’s medium-impact works will be running today, March 29, and tomorrow.

Coatbridge

● CUMBRAE CRESCENT, SIKESIDE. Medium-impact works will be conducted by North Lanarkshire Council from this Friday, March 31, until April 3. ● YETTS HOLE ROAD/ BURNLIP ROAD. Closed between the junction with B803, Coatbridge Road, the junction with Burnlip Road and its junction with Muirdyke Road for carriageway resurfacing work. The stretch of road will be shut until this Friday, March 31, with an alternative route via Muirdyke Road, B804 Gartliston Road/ Coltswood Road, B803 Burnbank Street, Waverley Street and Coatbridge Road. ● RYEFIELD AVENUE, DRUMPELLIER. Mediumimpact works which started here last month continue and are scheduled to be complete by the end of this week. ● HERMITAGE CRESCENT, SHAWHEAD. Company SGN are conducting mediumimpact works at property number 58 until April 4. ● BRAMBLING ROAD, CARNBROE. At the start of Drummore Avenue, there will be medium-impact works taking place today, March 29, and tomorrow.

High-impact roadworks planned for the Monklands area: Airdrie

● FORREST STREET, CLARKSTON. High-impact works will be conducted by Scottish Power until this Friday, March 31. ● MAIN STREET, CHAPELHALL. There will be high-impact works carried out by Openreach near number 11 Burniebrae Road from now until April 10. ● ALEXANDER STREET. At the junction with Monkscourt Avenue will see North Lanarkshire Council initiate high impact works from today, March 29, until this Friday.

Coatbridge

● MAIN STREET. SGN are conducting high impact works from April 3-17. ● GARTSHERRIE ROAD, GARTSHERRIE. High-impact works by EE (T-Mobile) will be taking place on the footway by the railway bridge over Gartsherrie Road today, March 29. ● M8/A8 Completing the missing link - major diversion of M8 / A8 on approach to Baillieston Interchange. The major diversion of all M8/A8 traffic (east and westbound) which is needed on all approaches to Baillieston interchange to connect the newly-built M8 with the existing network is under way. This major diversion, set to run for a further eight weeks, of the A8/M8 is needed to remove 13,000m² of existing carriageway and 40,000m³ of earth to connect the new M8 to the existing M8, which is approximately 5m higher. 12,000 tonnes of blacktop will then be laid to complete the M8 missing link. After these major construction works, the new M8 between Junction 8 Baillieston interchange and Eurocentral will be opened to traffic. Commuters are encouraged to continue to plan ahead, avoid Baillieston interchange where possible and use alternative routes and modes of transport. Further information can be viewed online at the Transport Scotland website at www.transport.gov.scot.