Remove the M8 motorway in Glasgow, Scotland. Last day to have your say
Remove the M8 motorway in Glasgow, Scotland. Last day to have your say
Remove the M8 — Have Your Say
Support the campaign to remove the M8 urban motorway and replace it with a boulevard for Glasgow. Answer Transport Scotland's consultation before 25 March 2026.
This consultation is on the future of the Woodside Viaduct, a crumbling 1960s elevated motorway that cuts off North and North West Glasgow from the city centre. Temporary propping works that were meant to take 2 years and cost £35m will now take at least 6 years and £150m.
Transport Scotland now want our opinion on three options: Repair the viaduct for up to £200m extra, replace it for up to £500m extra, or remove it for under £125m.
For comparison Strathclyde Partnership for Transport say it would cost an initial £300m to create a world-class bus service as good as any in Europe for the entire region.
Transport Scotland's consultation document claims that removing the motorway causes the most pollution, even though the exact opposite happened when other cities removed urban motorways.