M9 motorway set for 20 nights of roadworks to install safety barrier and remove trees

A section of the M9 motorway is to see lane closures as workers install safety barriers and remove trees from a stretch of more than a mile next month.

BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, is planning to install the new safety barriers and remove trees along approximately 1.3-mile section of the northbound motorway – between Junctions 4 and 6, including the slip roads on and off the northbound carriageway at Junction 5 Cadger’s Brae.

The works will take place over 20 nights starting from Sunday, February 2, until Thursday, February 27, between the hours of 8pm and 6am. No works are to take place on Friday or Saturday nights.

To ensure the safety of workers and road users, the M9 Junction 5 northbound off-slip and on-slip will be closed on these nights. There will also be a single lane closure on the M9 northbound carriageway between Junctions 4 and 6, with a 50mph speed restriction.

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Northbound traffic wishing to exit the M9 at Junction 5 will be diverted off the M9 at Junction 4 Lathallan onto the A803, continuing eastbound through Polmont and Laurieston to join the B805 at Mary Street Roundabout, then the A9 from Bog Roundabout to Cadger’s Brae roundabout. The diversion will add approximately 10 minutes and five miles to affected journeys.

Traffic wishing to join the M9 northbound at Junction 5 will be diverted from Cadger’s Brae Roundabout onto the M9 southbound, turning at Junction 4 Lathallan to join the M9 northbound. That diversion will add approximately an additional four minutes and three miles to affected journeys.

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Access for emergency vehicles will be maintained at all times and all traffic management will be removed outside of working hours.

Consultation has taken place with relevant stakeholders in advance of the works.

Tommy Deans, BEAR Scotland’s Southeast Network Manager, said: “It’s essential for the safety of the workforce that we close the northbound slip roads at Junction 5 during these works, however we’ve scheduled this during overnight hours to minimise any disruption.

“We thank motorists in advance for their patience while our teams carry out these important tree removal and safety barrier installation works.”