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M74 Road Closures — Official Records & Permits

Current and upcoming M74 motorway closures, roadworks and lane restrictions. Full permit references, promoting organisations, and highway authority details.

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About the M74

Verified junction coverage

This profile summarises the verified junction records linked to the M74. It identifies the mapped junction coverage used on this page and does not claim a route length, endpoint, ownership or current traffic status.

Road reference

M74 motorway

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Mapped junctions

16 records

Junction references currently represented in the verified dataset.

Coordinate status

16 of 16 verified

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Mapped context

2 county labels

11 nearby locality labels across the mapped junction records.

Route context for M74 closures

The live list below reports current and planned records associated with M74. Junction locations and closure locations remain separate map references.

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100 M74 disruption records found

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100 full closures · 0 roadworks · 0 lane restrictions

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A full closure, roadwork or lane restriction is shown only when supplied by the source. Individual start and end times are source schedule times where available; they are not a guarantee of on-road conditions.

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The M74 Northbound Junction 10 is currently restricted due to ongoing Police incident. (Motherwell)
Motherwell
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 2 Aug 2026 12:35 Ends: —
The M74 is closed to all southbound traffic, between junction 9 Draffan & junction 11 Poneil, due to overnight roadworks (Motherwell)
Motherwell
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 31 Jul 2026 18:47 Ends: —
The M74 is currently restricted northbound at J6 (Hamilton) due to a hazard on or near the carriageway. (Hamilton)
Hamilton
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 31 Jul 2026 18:40 Ends: —
The M74 is currently closed southbound between J9 (Kirkmuirhill Interchange) and J11 (Happendon Interchange) due to esse (Motherwell)
Motherwell
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 30 Jul 2026 18:55 Ends: —
The M74 is currently restricted southbound at Junction 6 offslip due to debris on or near the carriageway. (Hamilton)
Hamilton
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 30 Jul 2026 17:44 Ends: —
The M74 northbound junction 4 off slip to the M73 northbound is currently restricted due to debris on the carriageway. (Hamilton)
Hamilton
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 30 Jul 2026 07:28 Ends: —
M74 Southbound Junction 1a is partially blocked due to debris on the carriageway. (Glasgow)
Glasgow
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 30 Jul 2026 02:57 Ends: —
The M74 Southbound between Junction 9 and Junction 11 is closed due to overnight roadworks. There is no access to the So (Motherwell)
Motherwell
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 29 Jul 2026 13:08 Ends: —
The M74 Southbound at J14 is restricted due to a road traffic incident. (Dumfries)
Douglas
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 29 Jul 2026 18:39 Ends: —
The M74 Southbound at J15 is currently restricted due to a road traffic incident. (Dumfries)
Dumfries
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 29 Jul 2026 18:26 Ends: —
The M74 Southbound is closed between Junction 9 and Junction 11 due to overnight roadworks. There is no access to the S (Motherwell)
Motherwell
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 28 Jul 2026 13:55 Ends: —
The M8 eastbound is currently restricted at Junction 22 as it joins the M74 southbound at Junction 1 due to a broken dow (Glasgow)
Glasgow
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 28 Jul 2026 15:28 Ends: —
There is no exit from the A725 prior to Raith Interchange to the A7071 and ultimately the M74 northbound, due to essenti (Hamilton)
Hamilton
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 27 Jul 2026 20:49 Ends: —
Due to essential overnight roadworks, there is currently no exit to M8 Westbound from M74 Westbound after Junction 1. (Glasgow)
Glasgow
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 27 Jul 2026 19:22 Ends: —
The M74 is currently closed southbound between Junctions 9 Kirkmuirhill and Junction 11 Poneil due to essential overnigh (Motherwell)
Motherwell
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 27 Jul 2026 19:00 Ends: —
Due to overnight roadworks the M74 is closed southbound between junction 9 and junction 11. To facilitate these works th (Motherwell)
Motherwell
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 26 Jul 2026 18:56 Ends: —
The M74 Northbound on slip at junction 15, Beattock is closed to all vehicles, due to overnight roadworks. (Dumfries)
Moffat
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 26 Jul 2026 17:34 Ends: —
The M74 is closed southbound from Junction 9 Draffan to Junction 11 Poneill due to overnight roadworks. The relevant ent (Motherwell)
Motherwell
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 25 Jul 2026 18:56 Ends: —
The M74 is currently restricted northbound at J20 (Eaglesfield Interchange) due to a hazard on or near the carriageway. (Dumfries)
Eastriggs
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 25 Jul 2026 13:30 Ends: —
The M74 is closed Southbound from Junction 9 Kirkmuirhill through to Junction 11 Poniel to allow for essential overnight (Motherwell)
Motherwell
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 24 Jul 2026 18:49 Ends: —
The M74 is currently restricted southbound at Junction 8 Canderside due to a hazard on the road. (Hamilton)
Hamilton
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 24 Jul 2026 18:28 Ends: —
The M74 northbound junction 1a offslip is restricted due to a live lane breakdown. (Glasgow)
Glasgow
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 24 Jul 2026 11:53 Ends: —
The M74 is currently restricted southbound at J7 (Larkhall) due to a hazard on or near the carriageway. (Hamilton)
Hamilton
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 23 Jul 2026 21:55 Ends: —
The M74 is currently closed southbound between J9 (Kirkmuirhill) and J11 (Happendon) due to essential roadworks. There i (Motherwell)
Motherwell
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 23 Jul 2026 18:51 Ends: —
The M74 northbound off slip at J10 (Wellburn) is currently closed due to essential roadworks. (Motherwell)
Motherwell
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 23 Jul 2026 00:04 Ends: —
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M74 Junctions

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J1

Maryville Interchange

Glasgow

J1A

Junction 1A

Glasgow

J2

Junction 2

Rutherglen

J2A

Fullarton Road Junction

Glasgow

J3

Carmyle Avenue Junction

Glasgow

J3A

Daldowie Interchange

Glasgow

J4

Maryville Interchange

Uddingston

J5

Raith Interchange

Bothwell

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Road Closures on the M74

Road Closures UK shows 100 current and planned disruption records associated with the M74 motorway, sourced directly from National Highways' Transport Data Feeds and Street Manager. The record type identifies a full closure, roadworks or lane restriction where supplied. Each record includes the available permit reference, promoter, responsible highway authority, work status and TTRO information.

Scope: UK-only records supplied through ClearRoute for M74. “Current” is determined from available source event times; planned reports and records without usable event times are identified by their visible schedule details. The site-wide connection/cache status is separate from each record’s source timing.

What these local M74 records show

100 locally scoped records have source times indicating it is scheduled active for M74. Locations affected include Hamilton, Motherwell, Glasgow and Moffat. Recorded severity is medium (100).

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Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows UK-filtered current and planned disruption records reported for the M74 through ClearRoute. “Current” depends on available source schedule times; use the type filter to distinguish full road closures from roadworks and lane restrictions, then open a record for its permit reference, promoter and highway authority.
M74 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.
Road Closures UK can show reported full closures, roadworks and lane restrictions on the M74 up to 90 days in advance. Street Manager permits are submitted by councils and utility companies before work begins, so you can often see planned work weeks or months ahead of the start date.
Yes. Use the date and type filters on this page to review reported records scheduled for today, then open a record to confirm its available start and end times. A record is not treated as a live closure solely because it is listed for today.
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