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Glasgow Live
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Sarah Hilley

EXPLAINED: Glasgow city centre m8 facing changes to limit damaging impact | Rare Historical Photos

A section of the M8 motorway that runs through the centre of Glasgow could eventually be downgraded to a 'boulevard', as councillors agreed to look at reducing the impact the motorway has on the city

Parts of the motorway in Glasgow may also become subject to the city's low emission zone rules, and see motorists having to obey tighter speed restrictions among other changes.

And one councillor described the road as a “scar” that tore through communities when it was built, while another said it was "standing in the way" of creating healthy neighbourhoods.

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