OVERNIGHT closures are taking place across a variety of sections on the M9, M80 and M876 for routine maintenance tasks.

Operating company BEAR Scotland is carrying out work in 13 phases including litter picking, gully emptying, catchpit cleaning, weed spraying, road sweeping, pothole patching and repairs to signs and fencing.

Works already took place earlier this month and are set to continue into late-October.

Overnight closures will be in place from 8pm to 6.30am with diversions where indicated, as outlined in the table below.

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Tommy Deans, BEAR Scotland’s South East Network manager, said: “It’s essential for safety that we close the carriageway while these works are carried out, however we’ll be taking advantage of the closures to carry out as many routine maintenance tasks as possible at once.

“We’ve also split the works into phases so that only the minimum length of carriageway has to be closed on any given night.

“If you are planning to use the M9, the M80 or the M876 at night over the next few weeks, our advice is to check what restrictions will be in place and allow extra time for your journey if necessary.

“We thank road users and the local community for their patience and understanding.”

Real time journey information is available from Traffic Scotland.