M55 to Heyhouses Link Road opens
Travel on the Fylde coast will be transformed this week when the new M55 to Heyhouses Link Road opens. The road is due to open at around midday on Friday 28 June. It will complete the existing Lytham St Annes Way by linking the Whitehills Roundabout near the M55 at its northern point, to Heyhouses […]
£1 Sunday tickets coming as part of £8.5m bus service improvements
Bus service improvements totalling £8.5m, including a discounted fare scheme for 16-21-year-olds and £1 adult fares on Sunday, are set to be introduced in Lancashire. On Thursday 9 May, the council’s cabinet approved the spending plan for £7.025m Bus Service Improvement Plan Phase 3 funding from the Department for Transport (DfT). It comes after the […]
Lancashire County Council’s cabinet to consider plans to extend Fylde coast cycle track
Lancashire County Council’s cabinet is to consider plans to extend a cycle track linking St Annes and Blackpool and make it safer and easier for people using it to negotiate a number of busy junctions. The first phase of a new off-road track along the coast was completed in 2022, with the new plans focused […]
Lancashire getting an extra £3.6m highways cash
An additional £3.66m has been committed to this year’s highways budget in Lancashire so that the County Council’s highways team can carry out work in a number of critical areas. An ‘urgent decision’ was made by the council’s leader and cabinet member for highways and transport to add the new funding to the highways capital […]
New report says long term plan to improve roads in Lancashire is on track
New reports to Lancashire County Council’s cabinet present a ‘health check’ of Lancashire’s roads, outline plans to invest in maintenance to a number of roundabouts, and propose new standards for critical braking surfaces which prevent vehicles from skidding. One report outlines progress with the council’s long-term Transport Asset Management Plan which aims to improve the […]
Major improvements due for Helmshore Viaduct path as part of cycleway scheme
Helmshore Viaduct is due to be temporarily closed for major work to make the path across it better for walking and cycling all year round. The improvements are being carried out as part of the East Lancashire Strategic Cycleway, a project to create a network of good quality routes which people can use for everyday […]
New Lancaster to Knott End bus will link to villages
A new bus service being launched this month will improve public transport connections between Lancaster, Garstang and Knott End. The new Service 88 will work alongside the existing Service 89 which operates directly between Lancaster and Knott End, and link to Garstang, Nateby, Out Rawcliffe, Scronkey and Stakepool, according to Lancashire County Council. It means […]
New motorway junction and link roads open in Preston
Costain has completed a £207m road scheme linking parts of Preston and the Fylde to the M55 motorway. The scheme opens to the public today and consists of a brand-new motorway junction, the M55 Junction 2, a dual carriageway and two connecting link roads. The work has been delivered on behalf of Lancashire County Council, […]
Smoother journeys ahead with extra £5.1m for highways
A major new round of improvements to the county’s roads has been agreed by Lancashire County Council’s cabinet with a focus on fixing and preventing potholes. The council received a further £5.1m for highways after the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced more money for UK roads in the Spring Budget. A report to the council’s […]
Road safety schemes get £1m boost from Lancashire council
Funding has been agreed to help make roads safer in Lancashire, as part of a programme of investment which will also see improvements to footpaths and bus stops. Lancashire County Council has approved £1million for road and cycle safety schemes at locations where at least five collisions have resulted in people being injured within a five-year […]
