Roadworks update for the North West: All major works from September 14 to September 20

Round of all of the major roadworks on the region's roads this week
Major roadworks are underway across the region this weekMajor roadworks are underway across the region this week
Major roadworks are underway across the region this week

The following summary of planned new and ongoing roadworks over the coming week is correct as of September 11 but could be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances.

M6 bridge painting junctions 34 to 35

The Highways Agency is carrying out 9pm to 5am overnight maintenance, including re-painting, on two bridges – Lane Ends and Colewood footbridges – between junction 34 and junction 35 of the M6 in an eight-week project which started on August 4. Both the northbound and southbound carriageways will be reduced to one lane including hard shoulder running in each direction at the location of each bridge during the overnight work. A 50mph speed limit will also be in place.

M6 junctions 36 to 44

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Several months of round-the-clock work as part of the £1.5m M6 Species Rich Grassland project to improve biodiversity along the motorway’s verges started last week, with occasional lane one closures along short stretches of the carriageway. Some slip road closures will be required in the autumn. This scheme particularly increases the variety of wildflowers, improving conditions to support bees and other pollinators. Initial work will focus on the verges along both the northbound and southbound carriageways between junctions 36 and 38.

M55 junctions 1 to 3

Narrow lanes and a 50mph speed limit are now in place along a short stretch of the motorway where a new junction (junction 2) is being constructed as part of Lancashire County Council’s Preston Western Distributor road project.

A590 Brettargh Holt to M6 resurfacing

A major, £7m maintenance project to reconstruct and resurface the A590 dual carriageway between junction 36 of the M6 and Brettargh Holt roundabout started on September 4. A contraflow system, using a temporary barrier to allow vehicles to travel in both directions on the eastbound carriageway, will be introduced on September 14. The southern section of the roundabout at junction 36, will also be closed with a diversion in place.