M8 news, interviews and updates on the motorway
It links Edinburgh and Glasgow by more than 60 miles and carries more than 150,000 vehicles per day.
The M8's new layout is now fully operational.
(Image: Getty Images) Transport Scotland said the new road structure, featuring revised junctions, affects local and national travel and was opened to westbound traffic on April 23 and eastbound traffic on April 30.
Read on for all the latest M8 news, interviews and updates.
Latest M8 news
As reported by Glasgow Times, here is a selection of the latest M8 news stories.
M8 motorway closed amid ongoing emergency incident
Erskine Bridge to fully close weekend of TRNSMT festival
Glasgow's M8 closed amid ongoing 'police incident'
M8 services
There is only one official service area on the M8 - the Heart of Scotland Services (Harthill Services).
Operated by BP, the service is located between Junction 4A and Junction 5.
M8 road closures and roadworks
All the latest updates on road closures on the M8 can be found on its website here.
For planned roadworks updates, go here.
Named one of the worst motorways in the UK
The M8 motorway was recently ranked as one of the UK's top ten worst motorways, according to a survey by the AA.
The national breakdown service surveyed thousands of motorists to find the worst roads around.
The road was placed ninth on the list, with one per cent of respondents naming it as Britain's worst motorway.
The motorway was listed alongside the M25 and the M6.
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