17th Jul 2015
M8, M73 and M74 cameras ensure driver and worker safety on central Scotland’s motorway network
Drivers and road workers are to benefit from enhanced road safety following the installation of safety cameras across the M8 M73 M74 Motorway Improvements Project.
Average speed cameras will encourage a safe and steady traffic flow by monitoring the average speed of vehicles through the works to ensure the safety of both road users and road workers.
The safety cameras are expected to go live 20th July and will remain in place until the completion of the project in spring 2017.
Scottish Roads Partnership (SRP), the consortium responsible for designing, building, financing and operating the project roads, is installing safety cameras to reflect the significant increase in construction works scheduled in the months ahead.
The safety cameras are being installed in phases across the project, beginning on the M74, and will be rolled out at the following locations over the coming months. On approach and throughout the roadworks, signs will advise drivers of the speed restrictions.
Cameras will ‘go-live’ on the first section of the M74 northbound and southbound from Junction 3, Carmyle to Junction 6, Hamilton, within the coming weeks, followed by:
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