M80 motorway (Great Britain)
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| Route information | |
| Length: | 25.0 mi (40.2 km) |
| Existed: | 1974 – present |
| History: | M8 to Stepps completed 1992, Stepps to Haggs completed 2011, Haggs to M9 completed 1974 |
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| South end: |
Glasgow Blochairn |
| North end: | Stirling |
| Major junctions: |
 M8 motorway   M73 motorway   M876 motorway   M9 motorway Junction 9 |
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Primary destinations: |
Stirling, Cumbernauld, Glasgow |
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The M80 is a motorway in central Scotland, running through Glasgow, North Lanarkshire, Falkirk and Stirling and links the M8, the M73 and M9 motorways. Following completion in 2011, this road is 25 miles (40 km) long. From 1992 – 2011, the road was in two sections; the southern section, Glasgow to Stepps and the northern section Haggs to Stirling. A connecting Stepps to Haggs section was completed in September 2011. The new section partially opened in February 2011 when the Moodiesburn bypass opened to traffic, extending the southern section to Mollinsburn. The A80 between Mollinsburn and Auchenkilns was widened to three-lane carriageway in each direction, and the section from Auchenkilns to Haggs remains 2 lane, now with hard shoulders.
The M80 was constructed in three stages: M8 to Stepps (opened 1992), Stepps to Haggs (opened 2011), and Haggs to the Pirnhall (opened 1974).
This section of road was originally envisioned during the M8's construction in the 1960s, but was not realised until 1992), also known as the 'Stepps Bypass' begins at M8 Junction 13 in the Glasgow suburb of Blochairn. It runs to the north of Stepps, under the Cumbernauld Railway Line with exits for Bishopbriggs, Lenzie and Kirkintilloch, where it continues onto the new section, completed in 2011.
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