Repairs to retaining walls on two major roads in Burnley to go ahead

Bacup Road and Accrington Road will see work involving some major rebuilding of masonry sections and repairs to pointing on retaining walls.

Similar work will also be done on the A56 at Lowerford and Foulridge in Pendle.

Lancashire County Council has been awarded an extra £3.16m. for road repairs following a successful funding bid to government.

Following the council's budget meeting earlier this month where an extra £5m. was committed to keeping Lancashire's roads in good repair, it brings the total investment for highway infrastructure in the coming year to around £48m.

The work will be carried out over the next two years, with the county council contributing a further £800,000 towards the retaining wall repairs, totalling £3.96m.

The county council is one of 32 UK councils awarded a share of the £93.4m. Local Highways Maintenance Challenge Fund.

County Coun. Keith Iddon, cabinet member for highways and transport, said: "The task of maintaining our highways is about more than just repairing road surfaces, and includes ensuring vital structures such as retaining walls are in good condition.

"They are essential to keeping routes open, particularly in East Lancashire where the hilly geography means there are a huge number of walls and bridges supporting our roads.

"Repairs can be expensive as the work is complex, and the locations can be difficult to access, so I'm very pleased that our bid has been successful, allowing us to safeguard these important structures for many years to come."