Hamilton road news, road works, traffic reports

Road works on M8

IMPROVEMENT work on the westbound carriageway of the M8 between Duntilland and Newhouse is due to start today (Thursday). Read

Road upgrade moves ahead

A £2.8 MILLION improvement for Clydesdale’s only trunk road has come a step closer. Read

Five car accident on M74

FIVE CARS were involved in an accident on the M74 this morning. Read

Motorists’ anger over roadworks ‘nightmare’

BOTHWELL motorists expressed frustration last week over traffic delays caused by roadworks. Read

Fined and banned

A HAMILTON drink-driver has been fined and disqualified from driving for a year. Read

Don’t give thieves the green light

MOTORISTS have been warned to be on their guard against opportunist car thieves. Read

£1-a-day car park to be site of police HQ

A £1-A-DAY car park mainly used by Hamilton town centre workers has been earmarked for part of the site of a new divisional police headquaters. Read

Drink-driver handed ban

A HAMILTON drink-driver who drove while more than two-times the limit has been fined and disqualified from driving. Read

Traffic travelling from Strathaven to Hamilton should take the A71 to Stonehouse and Canderside Toll then left on to the B7078 to Larkhall and north along the A72 to Hamilton before turning left on to the A723 at the Hamilton end, Read

Safety work to close busy road for 17 days

A BUSY Lanarkshire road with a grim accident history is to close for up to 17 days because of roadworks. Read

Angry mum slams thoughtless drivers

AN ANGRY mum hit out this week at the “selfish and careless” behaviour of parents who pick up and drop off their children by car at a Hamilton primary. Read

Bus service will change to avoid bad congestion

STRATHCLYDE Partnership for Transport (SPT) plan to alter the route of a Lanarkshire bus service. Read

Car stoned by vandals on bridge

VANDALS threw a brick at a car travelling under a wooden bridge on the A723 between Holytown and Newarthill, at about 7.30pm on Wednesday, October 29. Read