Plans have been unveiled to overhaul a series of junctions on one of the busiest routes between South Ribble and Preston after a previous vision to create a new dual carriageway was abandoned.
A decade-long blueprint to widen the A582 between Lostock Hall and Penwortham was ditched earlier this year in favour of redesigning some of the major pinch points along the often slow-moving section of road. As the Lancashire Post revealed at the time, Lancashire County Council highways bosses said that while the full dualling of the route remained “an aspiration”, changes to travel patterns since the pandemic meant congestion could be reduced in the meantime by reconfiguring key junctions.
Leyland Road roundabout The current roundabout at the northern end of Leyland Road, close to Golden Way, would be converted into a traffic light-controlled junction. The change would include the introduction of a bus gate which would enable buses to turn left into the southbound section of Leyland Road - coming from the direction of Liverpool Road - as well as to make a right-turn exit from Leyland Road heading north.
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