One of Preston's busiest junctions, A6 Garstang Road/Blackpool Road, will experience up to two months of roadworks starting May 11th. The project is the third stage in replacing traffic lights across the city and is expected to last six to eight weeks. Works will involve replacing outdated traffic lights by new infrastructure below ground and will be conducted overnight and during the day.
One of the busiest junctions in Preston is set to see up to two months of roadworks as part of an ongoing project to replace traffic lights in the city. The project at A6 Garstang Road/Blackpool Road will begin on Sunday, May 11, and is the third stage of a scheme to replace lights at key junctions.
Highways bosses said the works will involve the replacement of traffic lights that 'have reached the end of their life and are becoming increasingly difficult to maintain'. It is expected to take six to eight weeks and some of the most disruptive elements are due to take place overnight from Sunday to Thursday between 7pm and 6am. Lancashire County Council said the period of overnight works will be followed by a period of daytime works, through to the completion. The exact amount of time to complete the scheme 'depends on the conditions encountered', once the ground is broken to begin installing the new below-ground infrastructure. The second of the year's major works at A6 Ring Way/Church St/Stanley St, which began on March 2, saw the lights replaced along with improvements to pedestrian facilities. LCC said works at this location were completed on April 4. Further traffic light replacement works will be carried out at A6 Garstang Road/Black Bull Lane/Sharoe Green Lane this summer. LCC said the planning for these works is underway and they are expected to take place during the school summer holidays in July/August to reduce disruption. Matt Townsend, director of Highways and Transport at LCC, said: "We have completed two of this year's major traffic light replacement works ahead of schedule, thanks to the hard work of all parties involved. It is important for us to carefully plan these works and undertake replacements as the traffic lights age and begin to become worn out. "By taking proactive action, we hope to reduce disruption for decades to come. We're also going to bring the existing controlled pedestrian facilities at these locations up to modern standards and make them more accessible for blind and partially-sighted users. "This is a significant investment in new technology and is part of an ongoing programme to renew outdated traffic light assets across the county. We would like to thank people for their continued patience throughout these essential works and to allow additional time for their journeys and/or seek alternative routes, where possible." Join our LancsLive WhatsApp group LancsLive now has its very own WhatsApp community to deliver the latest news straight to your phone. Breaking news, opinion and top stories are being sent directly to our community and we want you to be part of it. Get the latest news as it breaks from across Lancashire. Users who want to join must have WhatsApp downloaded to their phone. All you have to do to join is click on this link, select 'Join Community' and you're in. No one will be able to see your personal information in the community and you will only receive messages from the LancsLive news team. We will not spam your WhatsApp feed with constant messages, but you will receive updates from us daily with the latest stories from across the county. If for some reason you decide you no longer want to be in our community, you can leave at any time by clicking on the name at the top of your screen and clicking 'Exit Group', simple as that. Join our new Whatsapp community! Click this link to receive daily LancsLive breaking news and top stories. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don’t like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you’re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. Subscribe to our daily newsletter LANCS LIVE NEWS and get all the biggest stories from across Lancashire direct to your inbox
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