According to the latest news from the National Highways, the A585 Windy Harbour will be closed from 8am on August 30 2024 to 8pm January 2 2025, causing delays of up to 30 minutes. National Highways also warn that motorists can expect heavy traffic on the Broughton Interchance - junction 32 on the M55/M6 - due to the start of the Blackpool Illuminations. Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Lancashire Evening Post, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more.
The Blackpool Illuninations switch on event is on Friday, August 30 and they will be running nightly until January 5, 2025. Whilst the above warnings will cause disruption, already motorists in Lancashire are affected by another road closure on the National Highways network. A lane closure on the M6 northbound between J30 to J32 has been in place since August 6 and will continue until September 19.
Get the latest headlines, straight to your inbox, with The LEP’s free emails or the Blackpool Gazette’s free emails Advertisement Advertisement The lane closure is in place so that National Highways can carry out electrical works and it is currently causing slight delays of just under 10 minutes. National Highways is responsible for maintaining motorways and major A-roads. To see whether roadworks on smaller roads will affect you, check out our Preston and South Ribble article here , and our Fylde and Wyre article here .
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