Details of £150m roads plan revealed

Highways England has met with suppliers to set out how more than £150m of government investment to improve the capacity and condition of roads in Lancashire and Cumbria will be delivered.

The work is part of the government’s Road Investment Strategy to triple levels of spending on roads by the end of the decade, which was announced last year.

A new bypass on the A585, east of Blackpool, will remove a major bottleneck on the main road to Fleetwood while a brand new junction – junction 2 – will be created along the M55, west of Preston.

“It’s vital that we continue to improve the existing road network which is why we’re investing millions of pounds on resurfacing, safety barriers and other maintenance projects across the whole North West region, including Cumbria and North Lancashire.” This year alone, more than £30m will be spent across Cumbria and north Lancashire to make journeys safer and smoother, and reduce noise for residents.