A six-week programme of overnight maintenance on the M9, M80 and M876 is now under way. Work is being carried out in 13 phases, with overnight closures on a different section of motorway in each phase.
Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is using these closures to carry out a variety of routine maintenance tasks and to tidy up the carriageways and roadsides, reducing the longer term need for traffic management on the motorway and resulting in less disruption overall.
Works being carried out during these closures include litter picking, gully emptying, catchpit cleaning, weed spraying, road sweeping, pothole patching and repairs to signs and safety fences. The closures also allow for inspections of structures and the carriageway.
Overnight closures will be in place on the dates and locations listed below, from 20:00 until 06:30 each night. Diversion routes will be signposted where indicated:
Start |
End |
Location |
Duration |
Traffic mgt |
Diversion route (if applicable) |
13 Sep |
15 Sep |
M80 J8 to J9 NB |
3 Night |
Total Closure |
Continue M876 NB – M876 to M9 SB – M9 J7 SB Offslip to M876 EB – M876 J3 EB Offslip – M876 J3 WB Onslip – M876 to M9 NB and follow local signage |
16 Sep |
19 Sep |
M80 J9 to J8 SB |
3 Night |
Total Closure |
Continue M9 SB – M9 J7 SB Offslip to M876 EB – M876 J3 EB Offslip – M876 J3 WB Onslip – M876 WB to M9 NB to M876 SB and follow local signage |
20 Sep |
23 Sep |
M9/M80 J9 to J11 NB (inc J10 Onslip |
4 nights |
Total Closure |
Continue M9 J9/M80 NB Offslip – M9 J9 Pirnhall – A91 NB – A907 Alloa Road – A9 NB – Kier Roundabout and follow local signage) |
24 Sep |
24 Sep |
M9 J11 to J9 SB (inc J10 Onslip) |
1 of 3 Night |
Total Closure |
Continue A9 SB from Kier Roundabout – A9 – A907 Alloa – A91 – M9 J9 Pirnhall SB Onslip and follow local signage |
27 Sep |
28 Sep |
M9 J11 to J9 SB (inc J10 Onslip) |
2 of 3 Night |
Total Closure |
Continue A9 SB from Kier Roundabout – A9 – A907 Alloa – A91 – M9 J9 Pirnhall SB Onslip and follow local signage |
29 Sep |
1 Oct |
M9 J8 to J9 NB |
3 night |
Total Closure |
Continue M876 SB to J2 SB Offslip – A9 Stirling Road NB – A9 Plean – A91 WB – M9 J9 Pirnhall Roundabout and follow local signage |
4 Oct |
6 Oct |
M9 J9 to J8 SB |
3 nights |
Total Closure |
Continue M9 J9 Sb Offslip at Pirnhall – A91 EB – A9 Stirling Road SB – M876 J2 NB and SB Onslips and follow local signage |
7 Oct |
8 Oct |
M9 NB to M876 SB to J1 SB Onslip (M876) |
2 of 3 nights |
Total Closure |
Continue M9 NB – M9 J9 NB Offslip – M80 J9 SB Onslip – M80 SB – M80 J7 Haggs Offslip – M876 J7 NB Onslip – M80 to M876 NB and follow local signage |
11 Oct |
11 Oct |
M9 NB to M876 SB to J1 SB Onslip (M876) |
3 of 3 nights |
Total Closure |
Continue M9 NB – M9 J9 NB Offslip – M80 J9 SB Onslip – M80 SB – M80 J7 Haggs Offslip – M876 J7 NB Onslip – M80 to M876 NB and follow local signage |
12 Oct |
14 Oct |
M80 NB to M876 NB to J2 NB Onslip (M876) |
3 nights |
Total Closure |
M80 NB to M876 NB to J2 NB Onslip (Div: Cont M80 NB – M80 J9 NB Offslip to Pirnhall – M9 J9 SB Onslip – M9 SB – M9 J7 SB Offslip to M876 EB – M876 J3 EB Offslip – M876 J3 WB Onslip – M876 WB to M9 NB to M876 SB and follow local signage |
15 Oct |
15 Oct |
M9 J5 to J7 NB |
1 of 3 nights |
Total Closure |
Continue M9 J5 NB Offslip – A9 NB – A9 Westfield R’about – A9 NB – A9 Bankside Ind Est – B902 NB – A88 Bellsdyke Rd – Sth Bellsdyke R’about – A905 NB – M876 J3 Bowtrees and follow local signage |
18 Oct |
19 Oct |
M9 J5 to J7 NB |
2 of 3 Nights |
Total Closure |
Continue M9 J5 NB Offslip – A9 NB – A9 Westfield R’about – A9 NB – A9 Bankside Ind Est – B902 NB – A88 Bellsdyke Rd – Sth Bellsdyke R’about – A905 NB – M876 J3 Bowtrees and follow local signage |
20 Oct |
22 Oct |
M9 J7 to J5 SB |
3 nights |
Total Closure |
Continue M9 J7 SB Offslip – M876 EB – M876 J3 EB Offslip – A905 SB – Sth Bellsdyke R’about – A88 Bellsdyke Rd – B902 SB – A9 Bankside Ind Est SB – A9 SB – M9 J5 Cadgers Brae – M9 J5 SB Onslip and follow local signage |
Consultation has been carried out with emergency services and other relevant stakeholders to share information about the project in advance.
Tommy Deans, BEAR Scotland’s South East Network Manager, said: “It’s essential for safety that we close the carriageway while these works are carried out, however we’ll be taking advantage of the closures to carry out as many routine maintenance tasks as possible at once.
“We’ve also split the works into phases so that only the minimum length of carriageway has to be closed on any given night.
“If you are planning to use the M9, the M80 or the M876 at night over the next few weeks, our advice is to check what restrictions will be in place and allow extra time for your journey if necessary.
“We thank road users and the local community for their patience and understanding.”
Real time journey information is available from Traffic Scotland on www.trafficscotland.org, twitter at @trafficscotland or the mobile site my.trafficscotland.org.
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