 | The upgrade is a mixture of motorway and dual carriageway |
Transport officials hope that one of Scotland's most notorious traffic bottlenecks has been removed with the opening of the new M9 spur. The road replaces the old A8000, connecting traffic from the south side of the Forth Road Bridge to Scotland's motorway system.
Drivers were warned to be extra cautious before the remaining traffic restrictions were removed.
The spur forms part of a �40m link road upgrade.
The new road follows a dog-leg route over 4.5km, linking the bridge with the M9 and M8 south west of the existing Humbie Roundabout.
More than 60% of the road is motorway and the rest is dual carriageway.
It was funded by the Forth Estuary Transport Authority (Feta) with the backing of the Scottish Executive.
The upgrade, funded with revenue from the Forth Road Bridge, aims to prevent congestion at notorious black spots such as the Humbie and Echline roundabouts.
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