{"id":158066,"date":"2025-06-04T17:37:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T17:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/158066\/"},"modified":"2025-06-04T17:37:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T17:37:14","slug":"part-of-motorway-near-glasgow-closed-after-lorry-strikes-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/158066\/","title":{"rendered":"Part of motorway near Glasgow closed after lorry &#8216;strikes bridge&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A stretch of a busy motorway near Glasgow Airport has\u00a0closed after a lorry &#8216;struck a bridge&#8217;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Emergency services rushed to the scene on the M8 westbound at junction 27 (Arkleston) following\u00a0reports of a &#8216;bridge strike&#8217; at around 2.50pm today.<\/p>\n<p>Cops have completely shut down the westbound carriageway to allow for recovery after the\u00a0crash.<\/p>\n<p>Nearby Arkleston Road in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-gazette.co.uk\/news\/renfrew\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Renfrew;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Renfrew<\/a> has also been closed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.glasgowtimes.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/25215395.familys-tribute-glasgow-man-died-portugal\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Family&#039;s tribute to Glasgow man who died in Portugal;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Family&#8217;s tribute to Glasgow man who died in Portugal<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Drivers are being urged to &#8216;avoid the area&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Traffic Scotland is warning road users of delays of more than 40 minutes\u00a0as the clear-up continues.<\/p>\n<blockquote placeholder=\"\" data-theme=\"light\" class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>UPDATE\u2757\ufe0f\u231a\ufe0f17:20<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udee3\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/M8?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:#M8;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">#M8<\/a> &#8211; Junction 27, Arkleston (WB)<\/p>\n<p>\u26a0\ufe0fLane 1 and 2 (of 3) remain CLOSED due to an earlier bridge strike<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\uddfa\ufe0fRoad users are advised to approach with caution and expect longer travel times<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\ude97Delays of approx. 42 minutes<\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\uddf9Clear-up continues<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SWTrunkRoads?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@SWTrunkRoads;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">@SWTrunkRoads<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z3DPEhkUce\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:pic.twitter.com\/Z3DPEhkUce;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">pic.twitter.com\/Z3DPEhkUce<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Traffic Scotland (@trafficscotland) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/trafficscotland\/status\/1930298175732007147?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:June 4, 2025;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">June 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldscotland.com\/topics\/police-scotland\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Police Scotland;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Police Scotland<\/a> spokesperson said: &#8220;Lanes on the M8 towards Glasgow Airport are closed and the westbound carriageway will be closed completely for recovery following a lorry crash at junction 27 around 2.50pm on Wednesday, June 4.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Arkleston Road, Renfrew, is also closed. 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