Avoiding Glasgow Road Works
 

Started working in Paisley today and it took 2 and a half hours from Carnoustie to get there :(
Can anyone local recommend a route to dodge the roadworks?

Re: Avoiding Glasgow Road Works
 

Round them?

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No idea where the roads works are but two n half hours from one to other aint that bad at rush hour. If you try to avoid going through Glasgow, either south to East Kilbride then west or over Kingston bridge I suspect it may take even longer

Re: Avoiding Glasgow Road Works
 

google map says it should take 2 1/4 hours so 2 1/2 doesn't sound to bad normally i would avoid the forth road bridge and go the kincardine bridge and down through the m80 but the m8 sounds the better move the now.

either way your screwed mateO:)

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2 1/2 hours isn't too bad. when i travelled to Bearden area a few years ago regularly to take my dog to the vet hospital it used to take about the same time.

Re: Avoiding Glasgow Road Works
 

If you're talking about the M80 roadworks between Stepps and Haggs then you've got two basic choices; Forth Bridge/M8 or cross country through Kilsyth/Kirky/Lenzie. Neither of them will be any faster.

Basically mate that journey is just one big sh*t sandwich and you're going to have to take a bite.

Re: Avoiding Glasgow Road Works
 

Resign

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Seriously, probably better going towards Stiling then over back roads towards erskine bridge.

here

It looks about an extra 25mins but depending on time of day and vechile i.e. bike might be enjoyable route, if only beter than motorway and sitting in loads of traffic.

I've only got two months of traveling the opposite direction to go, whey hey

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Well thanks for the suggestions folks. But I've been taken off the job today thank fook :D Someone up there must not hate me as much as the rest. Don't think I could have taken much more of getting up at 5.30am, getting home at 7.30pm and getting paid 8 hours :eek:

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M80 is a nightmare just now, new M74 will be good at easing the flow throgh the city centre. M80 should be an improvemet but it's a bit of a p1sstake just now.

I always head through Kirkintilloch to join the M80 further up if I can.

Rutherglen is handy for skirting around to the South Side and Possil is great for skirting around the North side