A NEW upgraded motorway junction which is a key part of the ongoing Forth Replacement Crossing project will open to traffic this Friday making travelling to the Lothians that much easier from Cowden-Gelly.
The new M9 Junction 1a will provide significantly better connections for traffic using the road network in West Lothian and to the north west of Edinburgh.
The new link will also improve the flow of traffic by widening the M9 at key locations, improving existing slip roads and providing new west facing connections between the M9 and M9 Spur.
The �25 million junction completes the second of the three main contracts to deliver the vital FRC project, following the opening of the upgraded M90 in Fife in December.
Transport Minister Keith Brown will visit the site at Kirkliston to inspect progress and officially open the new junction. The slip road will open to traffic after the ceremony has been concluded, the slip road cleared and following final liaison between police and the contractor.
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