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Welcome to the live blog for Friday. The weekend is within touching distance, Glasgow, hooray!

The roads are quieter this morning but there was an earlier breakdown on the M8 eastbound near J27 Arkleston which is causing traffic to queue from before J29 St James.

Traffic on the M8 westbound is busy through Glasgow but moving. There's no major issues on the trains, which is good news.

The Glasgow LIVE traffic and travel blog will run until 9am, providing up-to-date travel info across the greater Glasgow area. If you spot any incidents while out and about then you can reach us by emailing news@glasgowlive.co.uk, or find us over on  Facebook  or  Twitter .

Let's do this! Stay tuned, Glasgow...

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Traffic busy but moving in east end

Glasgow’s east end is looking busy at the moment.

Traffic is moving on Alexandra Parade with a journey time of four minutes.

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Here's how traffic is looking through Glasgow

It’s slow westbound around J16 Craighall, and eastbound from before J29 St James to J27 Arkleston due to an earlier breakdown

The A737 eastbound is also queuing on approach from Linwood, Traffic Scotland reports.

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Traffic building on M74

It’s busy on the M74 northbound this morning with queues between J2 Cambuslang to J1a Polmadie Road.

Take extra care out there.

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Breakdown update

The broken down car has been pushed onto the hard shoulder and traffic is able to move past it again.

However, queues are back to J29 St James at the moment and on to the A737.

This could cause problems for drivers this morning heading this way.

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Breakdown on M8

Traffic Scotland is reporting a breakdown on the M8 between J27 - J26 Arkleston - Hillington.

One lane is closed Eastbound for up to 15 minutes. Traffic is back to J29 St James.

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Busy on M8 heading east

Traffic is starting to build on the M8 heading east to Edinburgh this morning.

If you’re travelling from Glasgow to the capital you will be affected by queues from from J3a Bathgate to J1 Hermiston Gait.

It’s not as busy as it normally is, but still leave a little extra time for your journey.

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ScotRail running good service

There’s good news for commuters travelling on the rail network today.

ScotRail is reporting a good service at the moment with no train disruptions!

It really is a happy Friday after all.

(Image: 2016 Getty Images)
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Roadworks on Anniesland Road

Again, drivers are facing delays at a busy Scotstoun junction as temporary traffic signals are put in place for emergency roadworks to take place.

The SGN works will take place at the junction of Anniesland Road and Lincoln Avenue and will be in operation until the works are completed.

Read more here: Emergency roadworks on Anniesland Road expected to cause major delays for drivers

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Here's how the weather is looking today...

It’s Friday!! (Have we mentioned this yet? We’re a little excited for the weekend!)
Today we are set for a windy morning BUT we’re in for a dry and bright afternoon. This pleases us greatly and we’re sure it pleases you lot even more!
Average temperatures will be around 11C.
Have a great day!

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Morning Glasgow!

Welcome to Friday. We hope you’re all getting ready for another mornings commute to work.

We are here to try and make it as stress free as possible. It’s quiet on the roads at the moment so if you’re an early riser and up and out already you’re onto a winner.

For the rest of you, stay tuned for more updates.

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