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M55 near Preston reopens after incident causes tailbacks

Posted on - 9th June, 2021 - 9:37pm | Author - | Posted in - Broughton, Fylde News, Kirkham, Preston News, Roads
Tailbacks on the M55 Pic: Anthony New
Tailbacks on the M55 Pic: Anthony New

The M55 near Preston has reopened after an incident caused tailbacks.

There were closures on both sides of the motorway, between junction 1 at Broughton roundabout and junction 3 at Wesham Interchange.

The incident happened this evening (Wednesday 9 June) shortly after 6pm, and diversions were put in place.

Tailbacks on the M55 Pic: Anthony New
Tailbacks on the M55 Pic: Anthony New

Details of the incident have not yet been confirmed, but Highways North West tweeted that the road had reopened at around 8pm.


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