Motorway
M80 traffic and collisions
The M80 is a motorway of 25.8 miles, from Glasgow City to Stirling. This page covers its traffic at 31 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.
- Traffic in 2025 492m vehicle miles
- Average daily traffic 52,195 vehicles a day, both directions
- Busiest section 102,916 M73 to B8048/A8011
- HGV share 7.6% of vehicle miles
- Traffic since 2019 +2.4% same count points
- Collisions, 2021 to 2025 81 3.6 per 100m vehicle miles
How busy is the M80?
On an average day in 2025, 52,195 vehicles passed each point on the M80, counting both directions. The busiest section is M73 to B8048/A8011 (North Lanarkshire), with 102,916 a day; the quietest listed is M80 spur to A91/A872 to M9, with 26,687.
Busiest sections, 2025
M73 to B8048/A8011 carries 2.0 times the road’s average flow.
| Section | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| M73 to B8048/A8011 North Lanarkshire · 1.1 mi · HGVs 7.9% | 102,916 |
| B816 to A803 Falkirk · 0.9 mi · HGVs 8.7% | 93,038 |
| A8011/B816 to B816 North Lanarkshire · 1.6 mi · HGVs 8.2% | 86,947 |
| A73 to A8011/B816 North Lanarkshire · 2.1 mi · HGVs 9.2% | 85,456 |
| J4 to J5 Falkirk · 1.2 mi · HGVs 8.1% | 82,521 |
| B8048/A8011 to A73 North Lanarkshire · 0.5 mi · HGVs 8.6% | 78,943 |
| J1 to J2 Glasgow City · 1.9 mi · HGVs 7.7% | 63,919 |
| Saughs Road/B765 to A806 North Lanarkshire · 0.8 mi · HGVs 3.1% | 61,173 |
| J2 to Saughs Road/B765 Glasgow City · 0.7 mi · HGVs 5.2% | 60,726 |
| A806 to A80/M73 North Lanarkshire · 2.8 mi · HGVs 4.1% | 46,561 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Route
Glasgow City to Stirling · 25.8 miles
M80 traffic and collisions by section
15 sections between junctions, in route order. Each is the average of its DfT count points, weighted by length. 15 short link roads and spurs (4.1 miles) count in the road’s totals but are not listed.
Sections Tap a column heading to sort
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J1 to J2Glasgow City | 63,919 | 5 |
| 2 | J2 to Saughs Road/B765Glasgow City | 60,726 | fewer than 3 |
| 3 | Saughs Road/B765 to A806North Lanarkshire | 61,173 | fewer than 3 |
| 4 | At A806North Lanarkshire | 43,691 | fewer than 3 |
| 5 | A806 to A80/M73North Lanarkshire | 46,561 | 4 |
| 6 | At A80/M73North Lanarkshire | 41,902 | fewer than 3 |
| 7 | M73 to B8048/A8011North Lanarkshire | 102,916 | 6 |
| 8 | B8048/A8011 to A73North Lanarkshire | 78,943 | 5 |
| 9 | At A73North Lanarkshire | 67,722 | 4 |
| 10 | A73 to A8011/B816North Lanarkshire | 85,456 | 11 |
| 11 | A8011/B816 to B816North Lanarkshire | 86,947 | 10 |
| 12 | B816 to A803Falkirk | 93,038 | 5 |
| 13 | J4 to J5Falkirk | 82,521 | 5 |
| 14 | M876 to M80 spur to A91/A872Falkirk, Stirling | 40,001 | 10 |
| 15 | M80 spur to A91/A872 to M9Stirling | 26,687 | 0 |
Vehicles a day is the average daily flow in 2025. “Since 2019” compares the same count points. Collisions are those with the M80 as the first road, placed on the nearest section by their recorded position; rates (per 100 million vehicle miles) are shown for sections of half a mile or more with 10 or more.
M80 traffic by vehicle type
Cars and taxis make up 72.7% of the vehicle miles on the M80. HGVs account for 7.6%, rising to 9.5% on M80 spur to A91/A872 to M9.
Vehicle mix, 2025
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
HGV share of traffic
| Year | HGV share |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.4% |
| 2001 | 9.9% |
| 2002 | 9.5% |
| 2003 | 9.5% |
| 2004 | 9.9% |
| 2005 | 9.9% |
| 2006 | 10.0% |
| 2007 | 9.7% |
| 2008 | 9.4% |
| 2009 | 8.8% |
| 2010 | 9.1% |
| 2011 | 8.8% |
| 2012 | 9.5% |
| 2013 | 9.5% |
| 2014 | 9.3% |
| 2015 | 9.1% |
| 2016 | 9.1% |
| 2017 | 9.2% |
| 2018 | 9.3% |
| 2019 | 9.3% |
| 2020 | 12.0% |
| 2021 | 10.3% |
| 2022 | 9.3% |
| 2023 | 7.8% |
| 2024 | 7.7% |
| 2025 | 7.6% |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
M80 traffic trend
Traffic on the M80 came to 492 million vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is up 2.4% on 2019, before the pandemic, and up 12.7% on 2015.
Vehicle miles a year
Like for like, traffic is up 23.1% on 2000.
| Year | Vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 180m |
| 2001 | 188m |
| 2002 | 187m |
| 2003 | 185m |
| 2004 | 200m |
| 2005 | 195m |
| 2006 | 186m |
| 2007 | 189m |
| 2008 | 196m |
| 2009 | 192m |
| 2010 | 194m |
| 2011 | 197m |
| 2012 | 442m |
| 2013 | 449m |
| 2014 | 452m |
| 2015 | 442m |
| 2016 | 480m |
| 2017 | 492m |
| 2018 | 485m |
| 2019 | 481m |
| 2020 | 335m |
| 2021 | 393m |
| 2022 | 434m |
| 2023 | 481m |
| 2024 | 481m |
| 2025 | 492m |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Average daily flow
| Year | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 39,506 |
| 2001 | 41,178 |
| 2002 | 40,993 |
| 2003 | 40,561 |
| 2004 | 43,830 |
| 2005 | 42,621 |
| 2006 | 40,792 |
| 2007 | 41,460 |
| 2008 | 42,902 |
| 2009 | 42,083 |
| 2010 | 42,581 |
| 2011 | 43,243 |
| 2012 | 45,172 |
| 2013 | 45,941 |
| 2014 | 46,239 |
| 2015 | 45,162 |
| 2016 | 49,017 |
| 2017 | 50,846 |
| 2018 | 50,174 |
| 2019 | 51,043 |
| 2020 | 35,546 |
| 2021 | 41,683 |
| 2022 | 46,113 |
| 2023 | 51,035 |
| 2024 | 51,105 |
| 2025 | 52,195 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
The chart counts the whole road as it was each year, so new or renumbered stretches move it. The percentage changes compare only count points present in both years. In 2025, 16 of the 31 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.
M80 collisions
Police recorded 81 collisions with the M80 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, 22 of them fatal or serious. That is 3.6 per 100 million vehicle miles, lower than the 4.9 for all motorways in Great Britain. On average there were 0.6 a year for each mile of road.
Reported collisions by year
Down 37.5% from 2021 to 2025.
| Year | Slight | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | 6 |
| 2022 | 13 | 4 |
| 2023 | 10 | 4 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025 | 10 | 5 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
Sections with the highest collision rates
Per 100 million vehicle miles, 2021 to 2025. Sections of half a mile or more with 10 or more collisions.
| Section | Per 100m vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| A8011/B816 to B816 North Lanarkshire · 10 collisions | 4.4 |
| A73 to A8011/B816 North Lanarkshire · 11 collisions | 3.9 |
| M876 to M80 spur to A91/A872 Falkirk, Stirling · 10 collisions | 2.9 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
A further 4 collisions were recorded at junctions where the M80 was the second road; they are not in the figures above. Fatal or serious uses DfT’s adjusted serious figures. How we count collisions
Council areas on the M80
In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.
- Glasgow City
- North Lanarkshire
- Falkirk
- Stirling
Roadworks on the M80 in Scotland
The Scottish Road Works Register lists 29 sets of roadworks on the M80 in Scotland, 3 of them under way. 29 close the road, a lane or a slip road. From the extract of 16 September 2026.
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M80 Northbound From Junction-3 To Junction-4, Moodiesburn
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M80 Northbound Through Junction-3 From Glasgow Boundary, Stepps
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M80 Southbound From Junction-4a To Junction-4, Condorrat
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M80 Junction 2 Northbound, Glasgow
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M80 Junction 2 Southbound, Glasgow
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M80 Southbound From Junction 8 To Junction 7, Falkirk
Works in Scotland only, and only where the register records them against the road number. The register publishes one extract a day, so works can start, finish or change after it is taken. Roadworks across Scotland
Source:SRWR Extract of 2026-09-16 Updated
Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic counts and vehicle mix | Road traffic statistics (AADF by count point) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2000 to 2025 | 31 count points in 2025 | 15 September 2026 |
| Reported collisions | Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2021 to 2025 | 81 reported collisions | 15 September 2026 |
| Roadworks | Scottish Road Works Register open data Scottish Road Works Commissioner | Extract of 2026-09-16 | 22,074 sets of roadworks recorded in Scotland | 16 September 2026 |
- Annual average daily flow (AADF) is the average number of vehicles passing a point on a typical day of the year, both directions combined.
- Vehicle miles are AADF multiplied by link length and 365, summed over every count point link on the road.
- Sections join count point links between junctions, using the link lines in DfT’s major road database.
- STATS19 covers personal injury collisions reported to the police. Damage-only collisions are not included, and not every injury collision is reported.
- Serious and slight figures are DfT’s adjusted estimates, which allow for police forces moving to injury-based reporting.
- Counts of one or two collisions below Great Britain level are shown as “fewer than 3”.
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