This category relates to all things to do with roads in Preston.
Northern Preston gridlocked and Grimsargh main road flooded
Delays on a main road out of the East side of Preston are continuing due to flooding. Longridge Road in Grimsargh was flooded from around 9pm on Tuesday. Roadworks on the […]
If there’s one thing guaranteed to get Prestonians talking, other than our miserable weather, it is an attempt to change the layout of Fishergate. The main shopping street has been […]
Preston’s new-look Fishergate ground to a halt on Tuesday afternoon as taxi drivers blockaded to the road. It is believed to have started when a taxi driver was ticketed for […]
Today 21 October 2014, on a very windy morning indeed, the Fishergate Gateway was officially opened. Following many months of work and difficulties all round for motorists and pedestrians the […]
Preston’s controversial Fishergate roadworks project comes to a close from Tuesday morning. Lancashire County Council is promising a parking crackdown as the new shared space on the main shopping street […]
A major upgrade of the electricity network across the south of Preston has begun. Electricity North West are pumping £1.7 million into installing a nine kilmetre underground cable between Hoghton […]
A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital following a serious crash on a rural road near Preston. Lancashire Police closed the A675, Blackburn Old Road, near Hoghton Tower, for seven […]
Extra cash to prepare Preston’s road network for winter has been spent in a blitz on road resurfacing. Lancashire County Council clawed an extra £4.9 million from the government for […]