New Year, New complaints about the roads! This time it’s potholes. The cold, icy snap in December has left various huge potholes on Blantyre’s roads. Notably one at the bottom of Victoria Street near the care home and another MASSIVE one at Sydes Brae near the Crematorium. Both these have potential to cause real damage […]
The Scottish Water Roadworks and temporary 4 way traffic lights are finally away at Main Street, High Blantyre. The lights had been causing large tailbacks in all directions this week as a particularly difficult burst water main was repaired. However, the road is now open again. On another note, the roadworks are also away on […]
The M74 Motorway is to close for two nights for essential maintenance works. The southbound carriageway between Junction 4 Maryville and Junction 5 Raith will be shut for two nights between Tuesday, November 29, and Wednesday, November 30.
Be aware that Virgin Media will be working on Auchinraith Road, Blantyre this week. Setting up tomorrow, Saturday 26th November the utilities company plan on laying 29m of duct. There may be temporary disruption for traffic and pedestrians in the vicinity. Work is only expected to take 1 working day. For a full picture of […]
Please be aware, the traffic lights are stuck on red both ways at Bardykes Road, not far from Kear Campus. Please take care at the location, ideally avoiding the route until this is fixed.
Please take care or avoid the EK Expressway. A vehicle has ended up on the central reservation on the A725, heading up to East Kilbride. As traffic builds just after 10am this morning, Tuesday 18th October , we’re awaiting further news. Hopefully everybody is ok, but perhaps best to avoid meantime.
Work to improve the surface of the B7071 (Hamilton Road, Bothwell) will see the road close during the day this Sunday. The closure will affect the stretch between the junctions with Bellshill Road and Old Bothwell Road (at its end closer to the centre of Bothwell) and is due to run from 9am to 6pm, […]
South Lanarkshire Council will be surfacing part of Bardykes Road , Blantyre tomorrow. Setting up on 3rd October 2022 outside number 47, work is expected to last up to 3 working days. It’s the pavements which are being patched, so disruption for pedestrians is likely, though no disruption for drivers is exepcted. For the full […]