M8 motorway (Scotland)

M8
M8 highlighted in blue
Looking north from Charing Cross
Route information
Part of E05 and E16
Maintained by Transport Scotland
Length	60.3 mi (97.0 km)
Existed	1965–present
History	Opened: 1965 Completed: 2017
Major junctions
East end	Sighthill 55°55′28″N 3°18′46″W / 55.9244°N 3.3128°W / 55.9244; -3.3128 (M8 motorway (eastern end))
Major intersections	J2 → M9 motorway / J8 → M73 motorway/A8(M) motorway J13 → M80 motorway J21 → M74 motorway J22 → M77 motorway J30 → M898 motorway
West end	Langbank 55°55′24″N 4°33′01″W / 55.9234°N 4.5504°W / 55.9234; -4.5504 (M8 motorway (western end))
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	Scotland
Counties	Edinburgh, West Lothian, North Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Renfrewshire
Primary destinations	Edinburgh Edinburgh Airport Livingston Glasgow Paisley Glasgow Airport Greenock
Road network
Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones
← M6 Toll → M9

The M8 is the busiest motorway in Scotland.^[1] It connects the country's two largest cities, Glasgow and Edinburgh, and serves other large communities including Airdrie, Coatbridge, Greenock, Livingston and Paisley. The motorway is 60 miles (97 km) long. A major construction project to build the final section between Newhouse and Baillieston was completed on 30 April 2017. The motorway has one service station, Heart of Scotland Services, previously named Harthill due to its proximity to the village.