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Drivers on one of Scotland's busiest roads are suffering major delays after an emergency road closure was triggered by an unsafe power pylon. Drivers on one of Scotland's busiest roads are facing major delays after an emergency road closure triggered by an unsafe power pylon.
The M74 motorway to the south east of Glasgow is closed north and southbound between Junction 1 Fullerton and Junction 4 Maryville. The M74 motorway - to the south east of Glasgow - is closed north and southbound between Junction 1 Fullerton and Junction 4 Maryville.
A half-hour delay has built up northbound after the closure was imposed at 1700 GMT on Thursday. Scottish Power said engineers had to take immediate action.
Work being carried out to remove the cables was expected to last all day. Power to the pylon has been switched off and work to remove cables is expected to last all day.
Power to the pylon has been switched off. The pylon was due to be demolished in two weeks but an inspection found the foundations had been undermined.
It is understood problems with the pylon between junctions three and four were identified earlier this week but were made worse by high winds. During morning rush hour, north bound tailbacks stretched about seven miles to Hamilton services.
Northbound tailbacks stretched back almost seven miles to the Hamilton services on Friday morning .
The M74 is the busiest road into Scotland in the west of the country and links into the northbound routes via the M73.