HEAVY snowfall is affecting morning rush-hour traffic on several busy motorways.
Traffic Scotland is urging motorists to “drive safe” as a number of routes - including A720, A702, A68, A7, M77 and the M8 - are all affected.
Those on the M8 Westbound at junctions 3a and 3 were being told to expect delays as a road accident slowed down traffic with lane 2 blocked, which was later cleared.
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Surface water has also been building up on many routes, including the Kingston Bridge, with Traffic Scotland advising caution on every road in Glasgow City Centre.
❄️Snow is still affecting a number of routes this morning. ❄️ 07.30#A720 #A702 #A68 #A7 #M77 #M8 are all affected. Other routes are still seeing heavy snowfall#DriveSafe #DriveToRoadConditions pic.twitter.com/DdGnMgxZSk
— Traffic Scotland (@trafficscotland) March 6, 2018
⚠️#M8⚠️ 07.40
— Traffic Scotland (@trafficscotland) March 6, 2018
RTC W/B J3a - J3
Lane 2 is blocked #DriveSafe #ExpectDelays
🚗#Glasgow Congestion🚗 07.28#M8
— Traffic Scotland (@trafficscotland) March 6, 2018
E/B J29 - J26 / J7 - #A720
W/B J11 - J17 #M77
N/B J8 - J2
S/B J4 - J6#M74
N/B J2a - #M8#M80
N/B #M73 - #M876
S/B J3 - #M8 pic.twitter.com/WTKy8JTKC3
Additional resources, crews and gritters have been dispatched to the worst-hit areas, including the M77.
❄️Snow is still affecting a number of routes this morning❄️ 08.15
— Traffic Scotland (@trafficscotland) March 6, 2018
Additional resources, crews and gritters are en route to the most affected areas.
Extra treatments are underway on the #M77. Some other routes including #A720 #M8 still seeing heavy snowfall.#DriveSafe pic.twitter.com/p55kT9JNVC
The advice comes amid a yellow “be aware” weather warning for rain and snow across Glasgow and its surrounding areas until 9pm tonight.
The Met Office said: “Scattered snow showers will affect Scotland during the early hours of Tuesday morning.
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“A spell of persistent rain and hill snow is expected to develop through Tuesday morning across southern Scotland, extending into the north in the afternoon and evening.
Good morning, Rachael & Ellie here. Remaining cold across Scotland w/ further rain, sleet and hill snow today. Rain will clear northern England with fairly cloudy skies for a time, before brighter spells develop in the PM. Sunshine & showers elsewhere. https://t.co/RIkN6dgRnS pic.twitter.com/AWcRWerpLu
— Met Office (@metoffice) March 6, 2018
“Delays to travel and public transport could occur from snow on higher ground.
“Spray and flooding on low level roads will probably make journey times longer.”
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