Travel to Hampden by car

[h1bs4life]

Can anyone advise the best route to Hampden by car. Normally go M8 , M73 then M74 but not sure with M8 roadworks on the go at the moment.Had looked at leaving at Newhouse then cutting across to pick up the M74.

[ancient hibee]

Try M9 then 876(think)to Glasgow,it joins the M8 well past the road works and takes no longer.Then take the George Square exit and go across town

[green day]

A725 thru East Kilbride, A726 Queensway then Carmunnock bypass all the way to Hampden. Longer but no holdups so quicker.

[lucky]

The roadworks are fine go your normal route.

[ieastherein1973]

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A725 thru East Kilbride, A726 Queensway then Carmunnock bypass all the way to Hampden. Longer but no holdups so quicker.

That's always my route and home well before the masses

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[Scouse Hibee]

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Can anyone advise the best route to Hampden by car. Normally go M8 , M73 then M74 but not sure with M8 roadworks on the go at the moment.Had looked at leaving at Newhouse then cutting across to pick up the M74.

Go as you normally do, the roadworks really pose no problem.

[Itsnoteasy]

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Try M9 then 876(think)to Glasgow,it joins the M8 well past the road works and takes no longer.Then take the George Square exit and go across town

That's a long way for a short cut.
No need to go anywhere near city centre.

[at last 61]

East Kilbride head towards busby /m77 then take the turn off for castlemilk straight road down to our second home. ENJOY

[BlackSheep]

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The roadworks are fine go your normal route.

This.

I commute to the Weeg everyday! It's fine no different to any other day

[ekhibee]

The slip road off the M8 to East Kilbride has changed, so watch out for the sign not long after Eurocentral. Later on you'll come to the Raith Interchange which is a big mess at the moment. You want to stick to the middle lane for the cutoff to EK. Alternatively take the A71 from Edinburgh all the way through to East Kilbride, it'll take longer but no hold ups really. Drive straight through EK, keep on going a mile or so till you come to a roundabout and take a right there (the Carmunnock bypass). Go straight ahead, until you come to another big roundabout at the top of Castlemilk. Turn left and follow the road, going straight through the roundabout at the bottom of the hill. Keep on going until you come to a fork in the road, take the right fork and you're on to Aitkenhead Road, drive along about a mile and you'll see Hampden on your left hand side. Plenty of parking round there but probably best to get there early if there's a big crowd.

I should emphasize this only applies if you're going the East Kilbride way. Hope it helps anyway.

[TheCabbage]

Raith Interchange which is a big mess at the moment. You want to stick to the middle lane for the cutoff to EK.

The Raith interchange is fine. The underpass is now open so if heading to EK stick to the outside lane, no need to navigate the roundabouts.

[Sir David Gray]

I'm leaving from Falkirk so I'll be going M9, M876, M80, M73, M74 as usual.

[Keith_M]

Apparently the new motorway section of the M8 is open, so the roadworks there shouldn't pose a problem.

[JimBHibees]

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Apparently the new motorway section of the M8 is open, so the roadworks there shouldn't pose a problem.

Think I heard it is opening westbound from the 23rd which is Sunday. Opening eastbound a week after.

[Killiehibbie]

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Can anyone advise the best route to Hampden by car. Normally go M8 , M73 then M74 but not sure with M8 roadworks on the go at the moment.Had looked at leaving at Newhouse then cutting across to pick up the M74.

Normal route should be fine. I've not encountered any real delays due to M8 roadworks, worst has been about 5 minutes.

[Borderhibbie76]

The roadworks are fine mate I'm thru all the time for work...slight diversion at Baillieston but nowt to worry about

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[greenlex]

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Think I heard it is opening westbound from the 23rd which is Sunday. Opening eastbound a week after.

This is correct.

[h1bs4life]

Cheers for the info. Our usual route to Hampden it is

[ekhibee]

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Raith Interchange which is a big mess at the moment. You want to stick to the middle lane for the cutoff to EK.

The Raith interchange is fine. The underpass is now open so if heading to EK stick to the outside lane, no need to navigate the roundabouts.

No, it's the middle lane. The inside lane takes you to the slip road for the M74. The outside lane takes you to Bothwell and Hamilton. And the turn off for EK merges into 1 lane at the moment and 40mph speed limit.

[TheCabbage]

Only if you go via the roundabout. The underpass has been open 6-8 weeks and means you miss it if you are heading to EK

[ekhibee]

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Only if you go via the roundabout. The underpass has been open 6-8 weeks and means you miss it if you are heading to EK

My mistake mate, apologies. I live in EK but when i'm coming back from Edinburgh somehow keep finding myself at the roundabout I was talking about. I reckon it must be when I'm taking the left slip/fork that supposedly goes to Bothwell/Hamilton but brings me out at the roundabout.

[TheCabbage]

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My mistake mate, apologies. I live in EK but when i'm coming back from Edinburgh somehow keep finding myself at the roundabout I was talking about. I reckon it must be when I'm taking the left slip/fork that supposedly goes to Bothwell/Hamilton but brings me out at the roundabout.

That would do it. Live in Hamilton work in Bellshill so it now takes10 mins these days. It's s godsend