The current plans will make no difference
New plans to upgrade one of the main routes between South Ribble and Preston will make “no difference whatsoever” to how congested it gets.
“The proposals that the county council are now asking for consultation on….are not doing any dualling of the A582 anywhere. In fact, the main element of the route that is suffering the most chronic congestion, they’re doing nothing to,” Cllr Foster said. The changes include the installation of traffic lights on what will be a redesigned – and partially widened – roundabout where the motorway meets the A6 in order to create the new access point to Lancashire Central.
Lancashire County Council committed £25m to the development of highway infrastructure on the A582 back in April 2019. However, the original widening project – which it was estimated in 2019 would cost £77m, only £7m more than the now more modest, but wider-ranging, plans – was beset by budget issues and never materialised. The City Deal did, however, fund junction upgrades at the ‘tank roundabout’, Chain House Lane, Pope Lane and the Broad Oak roundabout in preparation for a dualling exercise that is now off the table for the foreseeable future.
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