🚨 Live M8 Incidents & Roadworks
Updates every 5 min🗺️ M8 Traffic Map — Where It's Happening
Tap a pin for full incident detail. Live positions from National Highways.
🔢 M8 Junction Status
Tap a junction for its page🟢 Clear · 🟡 Delays nearby · 🔴 Severe/Crash · Status labels: 💥 CRASH · ❌ CLOSED · 🐌 SLOW · 🚧 WORKS · ⚠️ HAZARD
A red or orange junction border marks a STATS19 collision blackspot. Tap any junction for its own page — live incidents and full collision history. Tap the funnel to filter the list above.
📊 How busy is the M8?
The M8 carries up to 158,065 vehicles a day at its busiest stretch (J16–J17), including 7,214 HGVs — the 5th busiest motorway in Britain. Official Department for Transport counts, 2025.
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| Road | Busiest stretch | Vehicles/day | HGVs/day | HGV share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M25 | near J14 | 212,636 | 14,853 | 7% |
| M6 | J20–J21 | 187,521 | 23,492 | 12.5% |
| M56 | J3–J4 | 179,634 | 7,547 | 4.2% |
| M1 | near J9 | 162,446 | 19,151 | 11.8% |
| M8 ◀ | J16–J17 | 158,065 | 7,214 | 4.6% |
| M4 | near J4 | 156,491 | 6,249 | 4% |
⚠️ Most Dangerous M8 Junctions
Based on DfT STATS19 police collision records. The M8 has 373 recorded collisions at 24 collision hotspots, involving 604 casualties (9 fatal). Take extra care here. Ranked by fatal, then serious collisions, then casualties - not by the number of collisions alone.
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❓ M8 Traffic — Frequently Asked Questions
Is the M8 closed today?
Any M8 closure appears in the live feed above within minutes of National Highways reporting it, including tonight's overnight roadworks closures.
Is there traffic on the M8 today?
The live feed above shows every incident, delay, roadwork and overnight closure on the M8, updated every 5 minutes, 24 hours a day, from National Highways.
What is the worst time to use the M8?
The M8 is typically busiest during morning rush hour (07:30–09:00) and evening rush hour (17:00–18:30) on weekdays.
Are there roadworks on the M8 right now?
Roadworks and overnight closures on the M8 are listed above and at /traffic/m8/roadworks/, taken from the National Highways daily closure report.
What roads connect to the M8?
The M8 connects to: M9, M73, M74, M77, A8.
How many vehicles use the M8 every day?
Official Department for Transport counts (2025) record 158,065 vehicles a day on the M8's busiest stretch (J16–J17), 7,214 of them HGVs. The full breakdown and comparison chart are in the traffic statistics section above.
How busy is the M8 compared with other motorways?
The M8 has the 5th busiest motorway stretch in Britain at 158,065 vehicles a day (DfT 2025), behind the M25's 212,636 a day at the top.
📊 M8 Status Summary
ℹ️ M8 Road Details
- Length
- 60 miles
- Junctions
- J1–J30
- From
- Edinburgh (A720)
- To
- Langbank
- Type
- Motorway
- AM Rush
- 07:30–09:00
- PM Rush
- 17:00–18:30
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