Croston Road roundabout A decade-long vision to turn one of the busiest routes between South Ribble and Preston into a dual carriageway appears to have run
A decade-long vision to turn one of the busiest routes between South Ribble and Preston into a dual carriageway appears to have run out of road – at least for the foreseeable future.Plans to widen the A582 between Lostock Hall and Penwortham were first proposed back in 2013, but the scheme has been beset with funding issues and has never materialised.
According to a report presented to members, the new, so-called “focussed scheme” includes “a series of major junction reconfigurations”, the introduction of “innovative technology” and “complementary improvements to bus and active travel routes”.The work would be designed to tie-in with the wider revamp of the road network in the area as a result of the Lancashire Central industrial and retail development at Cuerden, which was given the green light in December.
He added that improved pedestrian and cycling facilities in the area would help “link communities which have been divided in some ways from employment opportunities leisure services”. However, it does highlight the Croston Road ‘double roundabout’ – where Flensburg Way meets Farington Road – and the Stanifield Lane roundabout at the junction with Lostock Lane as two junctions in line for an upgrade. A series of other junctions surrounding the Lancashire Central development have already been identified for major reconfiguration as part of that project.
No mention is made of making the B5253 section of Flensburg Way a dual carriageway – between the tank roundabout and the roundabout connecting Longmeanygate, Comet Road and Schleswig Way. Although separately costed, that three-quarters-of-a-mile long scheme formed part of the original A582 dualling plans, under which the Longmeanygate roundabout was also planned to be upgraded to a signal-controlled junction.
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