Join Our Adventure On The M8
Imagine Indiana Jones being chased under Glasgow's Kingston Bridge by a giant boulder. Think of safari-suited explorers navigating through the Edinburgh City By-Pass. Conjure up the image of Greenock as a kind of Lost World. Now, let me tell you that none of those things have anything to do with the special week of programmes we're planning for next month.
Adventures on the M8 is the cheeky name we've given to our seven-day celebration of Scotland's central belt. You'll hear a romantic drama set at Harthill services and a historical documentary about the men who built Scotland's busiest motorway. We'll also be getting out of Glasgow and Edinburgh to explore some of the towns that many motorists only know as names on an overhead gantry .
Two million people live in the central belt and the M8 - for good or ill - plays an important part in their lives. Its construction destroyed buildings and communities but also connected people like never before. In the 1970's a car journey from Easterhouse to Glasgow City Centre was reduced from almost an hour to under ten minutes. That's still true today, but only if you're driving late at night or very early in the morning.
Next month the BBC Radio Scotland website will feature some interesting facts and figures about the M8 and the team behind that is looking for your help with stories, memories and photographs.
If you have anything to share, please contact them by clicking here
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I worked with one of the Consultant Engineers who planned the M8 through Glasgow and they had, and perhaps still do, several fantastic paintings of the work in progress and will have a tremendous amount of archive material I am sure. The route was split into sections and there would be
The founder of the Practice I work for now was very heavily involved in the planning and implementation of the Renfrew Motorway, Townhead Interchange and Drumbreck Road connection and there are some interesting documents in our office.
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Thanks Norrie
Could you use that link to our online team to give them a contact number for you?
Jeff
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Jeff - I have done that. I had a wee search after work and came a cross a couple of things you will definitely want to see I am sure!
Cheers
Norrie
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