MOTORISTS are experiencing lengthy tailbacks on the A8 in Greenock this afternoon as unannounced carriageway cleaning work takes place.

A section of the eastbound lane near the McDonald's drive-through takeaway has been coned off.

The closure is forcing traffic to funnel into a single lane on one approach to the roundabout.

One driver said: "I got caught in a big hold-up and traffic was crawling along. Hopefully it is away by tea-time or the main road will be a nightmare at rush hour."