Avoid the M74 Motorway at Raith if you can. All 4 lanes are now blocked southbound following a serious accident just after 5.15pm this afternoon. This is coming from Glasgow as though heading to Carlisle. Location: M74 J5 (Raith) – J6 (Hamilton). We hope everybody involved is ok.
Major improvement works will be carried out over several nights at a key Hamilton roundabout. To minimise disruption the majority of the works will take place over six consecutive nights at the A723 Hamilton Roundabout. The first phase will see the slip road onto Motherwell Road closed, this will be a daytime closure from 9.30am […]
Planning permission has been submitted last month to extend the existing St Joseph’s Church Hall on Glasgow Road, Blantyre and to form additional off-street parking at the rear. The plans which have still to be decided upon by the planning department, include for drop-off spaces for the neighbouring school, accessed via nearby Mayberry Place. A […]
Don’t forget, Blantyre Farm Road is fully closed today at the Haughhead Bridge until 4.00pm. This is to allow bridge inspection works to take place. The road will reopen after 4.00pm which should allow commuting traffic to once again pass. Diversions are in place throughout the afternoon. Want notifications about roadworks and Blantyre roadclosures earlier […]
There’s a lorry on fire at M74 South bound at Uddingston. The motorway has been queued back since around 3.30pm. M74(S) J4-5 is now closed due to this vehicle fire. Use an alternative route if possible and expect longer than usual journey times. There are long queues already. Please avoid if possible, especially before rush […]
A Planning application has been submitted to South Lanarkshire Council to significantly develop part of the former Bardykes Bing at Spittal on the boundary between Halfway and Blantyre. The large area of land, east of Manse Brae and to the west of Priory Bridge is proposed for mixed-use development comprising commerical, leisure, and tourism uses […]
Two Blantyre streets will have their carraigeways fully resurfaced next week. Jedburgh Street and Selkirk Street, just off Winton Crescent will see South Lanarkshire Council working to fully replace the ailing surfacing in each street from Monday 9th May 2022. Work is expected to take 6 days and does not include parking bays. For the […]
South Lanarkshire Council want to hear your views on which footways should be improved across South Lanarkshire. With so many Blantyre footpaths in need of repair, this is a chance for YOU to have your say. More than £2.5m is available through a Participatory Budgeting (PB) exercise so please take part in the survey. More […]