Motorway slip road reopens after clean-up from sewage flooding road

A motorway slip road has reopened after being closed when sewage flooded part of the carriageway near a busy shopping centre.

Traffic Scotland said the westbound slip road on the M8 at junction 25A for Braehead was shut due to “contaminated water” on the route at around 8.30am on Friday.

Scottish Water said a burst sewer main caused some localised flooding of the carriageway and surrounding area near Braehead Shopping Centre in Renfrewshire.

One motorist said on social media that his car had been “completely engulfed in raw sewage”.

He added: “Been through car wash twice now and still heavily contaminated and stench is terrible.”

People travelling to the shopping centre were advised to leave the M8 at J26 and take Renfrew Road to the mall.

Scottish Water said at 5pm on Friday the road had reopened following a clean-up.

The firm said in a statement: “Scottish Water used all resources available to complete this work and enable the road to be reopened as quickly as possible in order to help alleviate traffic congestion in the area.

“The utility, which is now planning repair work for the burst main in liaison with Amey Highways, apologises for the inconvenience and disruption to road users, and thanks them for their patience and understanding during this incident.”