The M74 northbound will be shut overnight from February 8 to 14 between junctions six and five, along with three of its on-slip roads at Hamilton and Motherwell.
Closures will take place between 8pm and 6am each day to allow for the “essential” resurfacing project, with drivers being diverted along Palace Grounds Road and Bothwell Road to rejoin the motorway at the Raith interchange.
Daytime lane and hard shoulder closures will also be in place during the week-long project, which will be completed by 6am next Friday, February 14.
Roads contactor Amey is carrying out the work on the northbound carriageway on behalf of Transport Scotland.
A statement outlining the project said: “Overnight closures of the northbound M74 between junctions five and six will be in operation between 8pm and 6am each night, as well as closures of the north and southbound on-slip at Hamilton and the northbound on-slip at Motherwell.
“Northbound carriageway traffic will be directed to leave the M74 at junction 6 and follow the A723, A72, B7071 Bothwell Road and the Bellshill bypass to re-join the M74 northbound via the junction 5 on-slip. Traffic wishing to use the closed northbound on-slips will be directed to follow the above diversion.”
Traffic wishing to use the Hamilton junction six on-slip to join the southbound motorway will instead be directed to continue on the A723 Hamilton Road, turning right and then U-turning at the roundabout on Airbles Road in Motherwell to reach the M74 via the southbound on-slip at Motherwell.
Carriageway lane closures on the same stretch of the motorway will be in place from 6am to 8pm on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 11 and 12, while there will be daytime hard shoulder closures on the northbound on-slip from Hamilton on Sunday and Monday, February 9 and 10.
Amey officials say: “This scheme will benefit vehicles using this route each day, by improving the condition of the carriageway and reducing the need for more extensive maintenance in the future.”
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