Lancashire County Council (LCC) will be undertaking major refurbishment schemes in Preston throughout 2025, including replacing outdated traffic signals and improving bus services on New Hall Lane.
Work to replace a number of traffic signals at key junctions in Preston as well as a bus improvement scheme on a major road are set to begin in the New Year. Lancashire County Council (LCC) said they are currently planning a series of major refurbishment schemes in the city to replace and upgrade traffic signals at key junctions that are coming to the end of their life and are 'becoming increasingly difficult to maintain'.
From Monday, January 6, work will begin on the A6 North Road/Moor Lane, with Moor Lane due to be closed at its junction with the A6. Lane closures, temporary traffic lights and diversions will be in place throughout the works. Moorbrook Street will also be closed at its junction with Moor Lane and made two-way to allow access to and from the University of Central Lancashire car park. The work is expected to last for up to eight weeks. Councillor Rupert Swarbrick, cabinet member for Highways and Transport, said: 'We're currently planning a series of major refurbishment schemes in Preston throughout 2025. 'The work will involve installing new ducting within the road for the cables, which will allow future maintenance to be carried out with reduced disruption to traffic By carefully planning these projects and carrying them out before the situation becomes critical, such as hardware or cable failure, we hope to reduce disruption for years or decades to come. 'We're also going to bring the existing controlled pedestrian facilities at these locations up to modern standard 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 This is a significant investment in new technology and is part of an ongoing programme to renew outdated traffic signals assets across the county.' Elsewhere, bus improvement works on New Hall Lane are set to start this week. The work is due to start on Thursday (January 2), and comes after cabinet approved plans in May for the introduction of a bus lane and junction improvements at this locatio
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