Major road used by drivers commuting to Glasgow set to close for days this month
DRIVER DETOUR Major road used by drivers commuting to Glasgow set to close for days this month
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A MAJOR road used by drivers commuting to Glasgow is set to close down for several days this month.
Essential resurfacing will be carried out on the A737 carriageway in Renfrewshire.
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A section of the A737 in Renfrewshire is set to close down for several nights
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Amey, on behalf of Transport Scotland, will carry out the work in Lochwinnoch at the Roadhead Roundabout and its approach roads.
This will take place next week with total overnight closures in place between 8pm and 6am each night.
Closures will be in place from Monday, August 25 until Thursday, August 28.
There will also be overnight temporary traffic lights between Beith and the A760 during these times for local access only.
Then, from 8pm on Thursday, August 28 until 6am on Friday, August 29 , temporary traffic lights will be installed on the A737 and A760.
In addition, lane closures will be in place on the roundabout, these measures will add an additional five minutes to journeys.
All traffic management will be removed by 6am on Friday, August 29.
While works are being carried out, an additional 40 minute journey time will be required between Linwood and Beith and an additional 48 minutes between Linwood and Howwood.
Throughout the works there will be no access to Roadhead Roundabout from Auchengrange Hill. Access for residents will be via Clerksbridge Toll Roundabout or Belltrees Road.
For diversions, A737 southbound traffic will leave the A737 at Linclive Interchange, following Linwood Road then taking the second exit onto the A761 and continuing on through Ferguslie.
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From here, traffic will follow George Street, Canal Street, and Gordon Street at Paisley before turning right onto the A726.
Traffic will continue on Loanend, Barrhead Road, Hurlet Road, and Nitshill Road.
At the junction with the A736 Barrhead Road, traffic will turn left and continue onto the B762 Barrhead Road, crossing over the M77 and turning right onto Boydstone Road then right onto Kennishead Road, following to Nitshill Road.
Traffic will then turn right into Nitshill Road and immediately left onto the B773 Parkhouse Road, continuing to Darnley Road and taking the second exit at the roundabout onto the A736 Main Street and continuing onto Lochlibo Road through Neilston and Uplawmoor to the junction with the B777 at Lugton.
Traffic will then turn right onto the B777 and follow through Gateside onto Main Street and Wardrop Street to rejoin the A737.
A737 northbound traffic will follow the route in reverse to the roundabout on Linwood Road, with through trunk road traffic continuing to to Linclive Interchange to rejoin the A737 northbound.
Local traffic for Howwood will follow Main Road and Beith Road to reach the B787 Main Street at Howwood.
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