Seven months of roadworks on M74 as major works get underway at Nethan Viaduct

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Seven months of roadworks are getting underway on the M74 in South Lanarkshire – with average-speed cameras being put in place to maintain a 30mph speed restriction.Major bridge refurbishment works are being carried out at the Nethan Viaduct, south of junction 10 at Lesmahagow on the busy motorway; including waterproofing, concrete repairs, resurfacing, strengthening and barrier upgrades.It means that a two-lane contraflow in each direction will be in place until the end of April, with the speed cameras in place between junctions 9 and 11 as traffic speeds are halved due to the use of the narrowed temporary lane set-up.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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Roads officials say: “The 30mph restriction is necessary to ensure the safety of personnel and members of the public given the use of narrow lanes to permit two lane flows to be maintained, whilst also considering the high volume of HGV traffic on this route.” The first two phases of work will take place on the northbound carriageway, with the hard shoulder and lane one being closed from now until December 7; followed by lanes one and two then being closed to traffic for a