A burst sewer main has led to the closure of the westbound slip road at J25A near Braehead shopping centre in Scotland. Traffic Scotland advises drivers to avoid the affected area and use an alternate route.
Braehead shoppers have been warned following a sewage leakage on the M8 slip road near the popular shopping centre. The westbound slip road at J25A remains closed due to a burst sewer main on Friday, December 27, morning. Both lanes of the slip road that leads from the westbound M8 towards the Braehead area and shopping centre are closed following the incident, which has also caused some localised flooding of the carriageway and surrounding area.
Scottish Water operatives are on-site working to clean the affected area and enable the road to be fully or partially re-opened as soon as possible. A spokesperson for Scottish Water added: 'We apologise for the inconvenience and disruption that this causes to road users and thank them for their patience an understanding while the work progresses.' Issuing an update just after 10am, Traffic Scotland said: 'Closed westbound on off-slip at Junction 25A to Braehead due to contaminated water on the carriageway. 'Do bear in mind if you are heading to the shopping centre today - leave the M8 J26 and take Renfrew Road to the centre.
SEWERAGE LEAK ROAD CLOSURE TRAFFIC DISRUPTION BRAEHEAD SCOTTISH WATER
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