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A8 road closure data comes from official UK sources: Street Manager, National Highways, D-TRO, Traffic Scotland, Traffic Wales, and TrafficWatchNI. All data is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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A8 Road Closures — Permits & Works

Current and upcoming A8 road closures and roadworks. Permit references, promoters, and highway authority information.

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About the A8

OS Open Roads reference

This page is tied to the A8 reference in Ordnance Survey’s OS Open Roads network for Great Britain. The route profile below is separate from the live closure records and helps identify the mapped road network this page covers.

Mapped length

54 mi · 87 km

Summed from classified OS road links, not a driving-distance estimate.

OS classification

A Road

Recorded in the verified route dataset for this road reference.

Dataset region

Scotland

Derived from the road network’s mapped reference coordinate.

Local reference

Glasgow

North Lanarkshire

Route context for A8 closures

The route’s mapped reference point falls in North Lanarkshire, near Glasgow. It is an orientation point, not a claimed route endpoint. The live list above remains the source for current and planned closure timings, permit details and affected locations.

Route reference data: Ordnance Survey OS Open Roads, a high-level Great Britain road network dataset.

35 closures found

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A8 — Live Statistics

Based on all 35 records for A8, including any hidden by the filters above.

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Planned

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336

Avg. days

By Severity

			End		Permit Ref	Status
The A8 off and on slips at Carnbroe are closed due to essential roadworks. (Hamilton) Hamilton	—	17 Aug 2026 17:46	—	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 17 Aug 2026 17:46 Ends: —
M8 Jct 2 EB Offslip, M9 Jct 1 NB Offslip, A8 EB to Gogar Roundabout, A720 EB, A720 EB Hermiston Offslip where traffic wi (Falkirk) Newbridge	—	14 Aug 2026 18:30	—	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 14 Aug 2026 18:30 Ends: —
The A8 is currently restricted westbound at Langbank Roundabout due to a broken down vehicle. (Greenock) Greenock	—	14 Aug 2026 14:24	—	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 14 Aug 2026 14:24 Ends: —
The A8 is currently closed heading westbound between Eurocentral and Shawhead, due to overnight works in the area. (Hamilton) Hamilton	—	11 Aug 2026 18:52	—	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 11 Aug 2026 18:52 Ends: —
The A8 westbound merge between Eurocentral and Shawhead is closed due to overnight roadworks. (Hamilton) Hamilton	—	10 Aug 2026 20:06	—	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 10 Aug 2026 20:06 Ends: —
The A8 is currently closed heading westbound between Eurocentral and Shawhead, due to overnight works on the flyover. (Hamilton) Hamilton	—	9 Aug 2026 19:11	—	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 9 Aug 2026 19:11 Ends: —
The A8 is currently closed westbound between Eurocentral and Shawhead due to essential roadworks. (Hamilton) Hamilton	—	7 Aug 2026 22:11	—	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 7 Aug 2026 22:11 Ends: —
The A8 is restricted westbound at Bargeddie Roundabout due to a road traffic collision. (Hamilton) Hamilton	—	7 Aug 2026 12:25	—	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 7 Aug 2026 12:25 Ends: —
The A8 between Eurocentral and Shawhead is closed Westbound to allow for essential overnight roadworks. (Hamilton) Hamilton	—	6 Aug 2026 21:12	—	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 6 Aug 2026 21:12 Ends: —
A8 Ratho Street to A78 Dunlop Street (Bullring) WB - Road Closure (Scotland) Scotland	—	2 Aug 2026 23:01	11 Nov 2027 23:59	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 2 Aug 2026 23:01 Ends: 11 Nov 2027 23:59
A78 Dunlop Street to A8 Ratho Street (Bullring) EB - Road Closure (Scotland) Scotland	—	2 Aug 2026 23:01	11 Nov 2027 23:59	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 2 Aug 2026 23:01 Ends: 11 Nov 2027 23:59
The A8 is closed to all westbound traffic, between Eurocentral & Shawhead due to overnight roadworks. (Hamilton) Hamilton	—	30 Jul 2026 20:24	—	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 30 Jul 2026 20:24 Ends: —
The A8 Chapelhall South Roundabout to Eurocentral South Roundabout is closed Westbound to allow for essential overnight (Hamilton) Hamilton	—	29 Jul 2026 20:36	—	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 29 Jul 2026 20:36 Ends: —
The A8 Westbound between Eurocentral and Shawhead is closed due to overnight roadworks. Road users are advised to follow (Hamilton) Hamilton	—	29 Jul 2026 16:03	—	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 29 Jul 2026 16:03 Ends: —
The A8 eastbound Shawhead off slip is closed to all traffic, due to overnight roadworks. (Hamilton) Hamilton	—	27 Jul 2026 22:34	—	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 27 Jul 2026 22:34 Ends: —
The A8 westbound Shawhead off slip is closed to all traffic, due to overnight roadworks. (Hamilton) Hamilton	—	27 Jul 2026 22:21	—	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 27 Jul 2026 22:21 Ends: —
The A8 Westbound is currently closed after M8 Westbound Junction 7 due to essential overnight roadworks. (Hamilton) Hamilton	—	27 Jul 2026 20:21	—	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 27 Jul 2026 20:21 Ends: —
The A8 is closed eastbound between Bargeddie Roundabout to the Showcase due to overnight roadworks. (Hamilton) Hamilton	—	24 Jul 2026 20:06	—	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 24 Jul 2026 20:06 Ends: —
The A8 westbound off slip at Newhouse is currently closed due to essential roadworks. (Hamilton) Hamilton	—	23 Jul 2026 20:51	—	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 23 Jul 2026 20:51 Ends: —
The A8 is currently closed eastbound between the Bargeddie Roundabout and Showcase due to overnight roadworks. (Hamilton) Hamilton	—	23 Jul 2026 20:06	—	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 23 Jul 2026 20:06 Ends: —
The A8 is currently closed eastbound between Bargeddie Roundabout and Showcase due to essential roadworks. (Hamilton) Hamilton	—	22 Jul 2026 20:09	—	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 22 Jul 2026 20:09 Ends: —
Due to volume of traffic there are delays of 24 minutes to the travelling public from Luss to Arden southbound on the A8 (Greenock) Greenock	—	19 Jul 2026 15:36	—	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 19 Jul 2026 15:36 Ends: —
The A8 eastbound Shawhead to Eurocentral is closed to allow for essential overnight roadworks. These works include the c (Hamilton) Hamilton	—	17 Jul 2026 20:25	—	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 17 Jul 2026 20:25 Ends: —
There A8 is currently closed heading eastbound from Bargeddie Roundabout to the Bargeddie Junction (Showcase), due to pl (Hamilton) Hamilton	—	16 Jul 2026 22:01	—	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 16 Jul 2026 22:01 Ends: —
There is currently no access to the A8 westbound at Newhouse due to planned roadworks. (Hamilton) Hamilton	—	13 Jul 2026 09:32	—	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 13 Jul 2026 09:32 Ends: —

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Road Closures on the A8

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What the current A8 records show

All 35 records currently published for A8 are under way now. Locations affected include Hamilton, Greenock, Scotland and Newbridge. Recorded severity is medium (35). The latest scheduled end date on this page is 11 November.

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Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows all current and planned road closures on the A8, updated every 15 minutes from official UK government sources including Street Manager and National Highways. Click any closure to see full permit details, including the permit reference number, promoting organisation, and highway authority.

A8 road closure data comes from official UK sources: Street Manager (councils and utility companies), National Highways (motorways and major A-roads), D-TRO (Digital Traffic Regulation Orders), Traffic Scotland, Traffic Wales, and TrafficWatchNI. All data is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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