DRIVERS are experiencing massive delays on the M8 this morning after a car crash near Eurocentral.
Traffic Scotland raised the issue on Twitter at around 8am with an image showing the scale of the tailbacks.
*NEW* 07:57⌚#M8 E/B J7 Eurocentral - J7a Shawhead - can just make out an RTC through the gantry in lanes 2 & 3 ⛔ Traffic queuing on approach.#BeAware pic.twitter.com/mEg01GFE9X
— Traffic Scotland (@trafficscotland) February 22, 2019
The team wrote: “#M8 E/B J7 Eurocentral - J7a Shawhead - can just make out an RTC through the gantry in lanes 2 & 3 Traffic queuing on approach.”
Congestion on the #M8 around #Glasgow @ 08:10⌚
— Traffic Scotland (@trafficscotland) February 22, 2019
W/B J12 Riddrie - J17 Great Western Road
E/B J22 Plantation - J20 Kingston Bridge 🚙@ScotTranserv pic.twitter.com/gNutk1V0TR
The incident was cleared by around 8.20am, although traffic was still heavy in the area.
*CLEARED* 08:18⌚️#M8 E/B J7 Eurocentral - J7a Shawhead - all lanes are now OPEN and running after an earlier RTC ✅Traffic should start to ease.#BeSafe ❤️ https://t.co/DGevFU5O4u
— Traffic Scotland (@trafficscotland) February 22, 2019
Elsewhere on the M8, traffic has been building up, particularly westbound from junction 2 Riddrie to junction 17 Great Western Road and also eastbound from junction 22 Plantation to junction 20 Kingston Bridge.
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