Viaduct resurfacing means drivers will face road closures
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Resurfacing work on the White Cart Viaduct near Glasgow Airport will see road closures put in place later this week.
Scotland TranServ, on behalf of Transport Scotland, will start the work tomorrow and is aiming to be finished by Saturday morning.
The essential trunk road maintenance will follow strict physical distancing protocols in line with the Scottish Government’s Covid-19 guidance.
Peter McCann, Scotland TranServ’s major bridges manager, said: “This is an important section of the trunk road network, and as such is used by emergency services, freight, retail and delivery traffic as part of their essential working.
“It is vital that we complete these works in order to maintain road safety. Works will be carried out overnight in order to reduce the impact on communities and businesses as they recover at this time.
“We have implemented many new working practices across our own workforce and those of our contractors and suppliers as we work towards the future delivery of our maintenance programmes.
“Thorough risk assessments have been carried out as we take a lead in the delivery of trunk road maintenance.
“Scotland TranServ and Transport
Scotland would like to take this opportunity to thank drivers for making only essential journeys over the last few months, and for playing their part in protecting the country’s key workers.”
There will be overnight closures at the following times:
10pm tomorrow until 6am on Thursday - eastbound works
10pm on Thursday to 6am on Friday - westbound works and
10pm on Friday until 6am on Saturday - westbound works.
Diversions will be in place throughout the series of overnight closures. Special arrangements will be made for emergency service vehicles.
Drivers are advised to allow some extra time for journeys and motorists can get more information online at scotlandtranserv.co.uk
Live trunk road information can be found by visiting trafficscotland.org or by following @trafficscotland on Twitter.
Kefa Gacura, Scotland TranServ’s bridges manager, added: “An efficient and well-managed trunk road network is particularly important to supporting essential supply chains and the wider economy across south west Scotland at this time.
“We have identified a number of essential maintenance projects, which are being prioritised over the coming weeks.”
It is vital that we complete these works in order to maintain road safety