M80 motorway

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M80 Motorway

Road of the United Kingdom
Length 5 miles (8 km)
Direction Southeast - Northwest
Start Glasgow
Blochairn
Primary destinations None
End Stepps
Construction dates 1992 -
Motorways joined
M8 motorway
M80 Motorway

Road of the United Kingdom
Length 6 miles (9.7 km)
Direction South - North
Start Haggs
Primary destinations None
End Stirling
Construction dates 1974 - 1992
Motorways joined 5 -
M876 motorway
9 -
M9 motorway

The M80 is a motorway in central Scotland, running through Glasgow, North Lanarkshire, Falkirk and Stirling and links the M8 and M9 motorways. 11 miles (18 km) long, it is currently in two sections; the southern section runs from Glasgow to Stepps, the northern section runs from Haggs to Stirling. There are current plans to connect Stepps to Haggs and connect the two halves.

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[edit] Route

[edit] Southern section (M8 J13 to Stepps)

This section of road (opened in 1992.[1]), also known as the 'Stepps Bypass' begins at M8 Junction 13 in the Glasgow suburb of Blochairn. It runs to the north of Stepps, under the Cumbernauld Railway Line with exits for Bishopbriggs, Lenzie and Kirkintilloch, turns sharp right down and terminates at the A80. Traffic must then continue north east on the A80.

[edit] Northern section (Haggs to M9 J9)

When the A80 reaches Haggs at the junction with the A803, the northern section of the M80 resumes (opened in 1974[2]) and runs for about one mile[3] to until it meets the M876 for traffic towards the Kincardine Bridge. The M80 continues north passing to the west of Denny and after five miles meets a junction with the A91 (the same roundabout interchange also hosts Stirling Services) and then merges into the M9 just outside Stirling at Bannockburn[3].

[edit] Improvements underway

[edit] M80 Stepps to Haggs (M80 Completion)

The M80 Stepps to Haggs scheme, also known as the 'M80 Completion' scheme will connect the two halves of the current motorway and pass through Cumbernauld and Auchkenkilns. In project will be completed in The upgrade will be constructed in 3 phases with work starting in 2008 and by complete in 2011 at an estimated cost of £130m to £180m.[4] Phase 1 will then run up to the Auchkenkilns junction and phase 2 will then run up to the existing A80. Phase 3 will connect to the M73 motorway which will be extended to meet a new junction as an online upgrade of the A80. The Auchenkilns Roundabout was grade separated in 2005. It will cross the Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk railway line and Forth and Clyde Canal.

The current A80 between the two sections of motorway is one of the busiest roads in Scotland[5] and studies from the 1970s onwards have highlighted the need to upgrade to a motorway along this route[6].

[edit] Junctions

[edit] Southern section (M8 J13 to Stepps)

M80 Motorway
Northbound exits Junction Southbound exits
Start of motorway M8 J13 City Centre, Greenock, Glasgow Airport M8
No exit J1 Blochairn, Carntyne
Bishopbriggs, Robroyston B765 J2 Bishopbriggs, Robroyston B765
Kirkintilloch, Lenzie B757 J3 No exit
Stirling, Glasgow (East), Crowwood Grange A80 Temporary
Terminus		 Start of motorway

[edit] Northern section (Haggs to M9 J9)

M80 Motorway
Northbound exits Junction Southbound exits
Bonnybridge A803 J4 Road continues as A80 to Cumbernauld & Glasgow
Start of motorway Kirkintilloch, Kilsyth A803
Kincardine Bridge, Falkirk, Stenhousemuir M876 J5 No exit
Stirling A91
Stirling Services		 M9 J9 No exit
Road continues as M9 towards Perth Start of motorway

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ M80 M8 to Junction 3. The Motorway Archive. Retrieved on 2008-01-21.
  2. ^ M80 Junction 4 to M9. The Motorway Archive. Retrieved on 2008-01-21.
  3. ^ a b M80. CBRD. Retrieved on 2008-01-21.
  4. ^ Green light for A80 motorway upgrade. Scottish Government (2006-07-04). Retrieved on 2008-01-21.
  5. ^ M80 Stepps to Haggs - The need for the Scheme. Transport Scotland. Retrieved on 2008-01-21.
  6. ^ M80 Stepps to Haggs - History. Transport Scotland. Retrieved on 2008-01-21.
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