M77 motorway
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 M77 west of Newton Mearns, with the since demolished Netherplace Dye Works on the right. | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Length | 20.0 mi (32.2 km) | |||
| Existed | 1977–present | |||
| History | Constructed 1977–2005 | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| Northeast end | Glasgow Kinning Park (55°50′42″N 4°17′49″W / 55.845°N 4.297°W) | |||
 M8 motorway | ||||
| Southwest end | Fenwick | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Primary destinations Glasgow, Kilmarnock, Ayr
| South-west Scotland | ||
| Road network | ||||
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The M77 motorway is a
History
The original M77 was a short 1.5-mile (2.4 km) spur route which took traffic from the M8 motorway in the Kinning Park area of Glasgow, ending at a roundabout on Dumbreck Road close to Bellahouston Park, although prior to this there had been an unused spur running to roughly Ibrox telephone exchange on Gower Street.
A large number of accidents and pollution problems caused in the suburban towns of
The latest upgrade was instigated in 2003, and involved extending the M77 a further 9 miles (14 km) south to the village of
In 2006, junction 2 was rebuilt in conjunction with the building of the adjacent
In 2010 a relief lane was constructed between Plantation and Junction 1 southbound. The purpose of this was to ease the congestion that regularly occurs during peak rush hour.
The original segment of the A77 between Newton Mearns and Fenwick that previously carried the traffic now accommodated by the M77 has been converted into a two-lane single carriageway with cycle lanes. The remainder of the road through Newton Mearns has been converted into a two-lane dual carriageway with cycle lanes. The cycle lanes end at Eastwood Toll in Giffnock.
Junctions
| Council area | Location | mi | km | Junction | Destinations | Notes |
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| Glasgow | Glasgow | 0 | 0 | —[coord 1] |  M8 - Glasgow, Edinburgh
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no Westbound exit or Southbound entrance from West |
| 1.1 | 1.7 | 1[coord 2] | B768 - Dumbreck, Mosspark | |||
| 2.8 | 4.5 | 2[coord 3] | B762 - Shawlands, Hurlet | |||
| 4.2 | 6.7 | 3[coord 4] |  A727 - Thornliebank, Giffnock
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| East Renfrewshire | Newton Mearns | 5.8 | 9.3 | 4[coord 5] | Crookfur (Newton Mearns )
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no Southbound entrance or Northbound exit |
| 7.7 | 12.4 | 5[coord 6] |
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| East Ayrshire | — | 12.8 | 20.6 | 6[coord 7] | 
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no Southbound entrance or Northbound exit |
| 15.2 | 24.5 | 7[coord 8] |
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no Northbound exit | ||
| 16.3 | 26.3 | 8[coord 9] |
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Southbound exit only, Northbound entrance only from A77 | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||||
- Coordinate list
- ^ 55°51′00″N 4°17′38″W / 55.850°N 4.294°W
- ^ 55°50′24″N 4°18′29″W / 55.840°N 4.308°W
- ^ 55°54′18″N 4°20′13″W / 55.905°N 4.337°W
- ^ 55°48′14″N 4°20′10″W / 55.804°N 4.336°W
- ^ 55°47′02″N 4°21′00″W / 55.784°N 4.350°W
- ^ 55°45′25″N 4°21′14″W / 55.757°N 4.354°W
- ^ 55°41′31″N 4°24′04″W / 55.692°N 4.401°W
- ^ 55°39′43″N 4°26′46″W / 55.662°N 4.446°W
- ^ 55°39′07″N 4°27′00″W / 55.652°N 4.450°W
See also
References
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- ^ "Tory MP fined pounds 200 for waving pickaxe - News - The Independent". The Independent. 12 September 1995. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ^ "Film tribute to the 'Pollok birdman'". BBC Online. 18 April 2008. Retrieved 22 February 2015.