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M6 and M55 three months of overnight closures at Preston confirmed

Three months of overnight closures of the M55 and M6 at Preston are imminent. National Highways confirmed the works were primarily on its Ash dieback works. This removes dead or […]

4 weeks ago
Crash at snowy M6 and M55 junction shuts Broughton interchange

Emergency services on the junction between the M6 and the M55 Pic: Traffic England All lanes are shut on the M55 where it joins the M6 due to a crash. Snowy conditions near the Broughton interchange have seen emergency services called to the motorway. […]

1 month ago
Driver caught at 140mph on motorway near Preston as Christmas Day came in

The VW stopped on the M55 A car was reported travelling at well over 100mph on a motorway near Preston. The incident, reported just after midnight this morning (25 December) by police, happened on the M55 […]

1 month ago
Plans officially lodged for new service station on the M55

Plans for the M55 services Plans have been lodged to build a new motorway service station in Preston. A site alongside junction 2 of the M55 in Woodplumpton has been proposed for the new stop-off […]

1 month ago
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Fog leads to Preston and M6 gridlock during rush hour

Preston’s road network became gridlocked as fog descended during Thursday rush hour. The M6 saw delays of more than half-an-hour in both directions as visibility was greatly reduced. A crash […]

3 months ago
M6 southbound delays after car fire on hard shoulder at Bamber Bridge

The car with flames coming from it on the hard shoulder of the M6 Pic: Blog Preston A car fire caused delays on the M6 during Sunday morning. The fire – close to Junction 30 southbound for Bamber Bridge of the motorway, saw slow traffic past the […]

3 months ago
M55 crash leading to 60-minute delays at Broughton junction

The crash is also causing issues from the M6 onto the M55 Pic: Traffic England There’s hour-long delays on the M55 due to a crash at the Broughton interchange. Emergency services are on the scene at Junction 1 of the motorway where it meets the […]

3 months ago
Seven-mile tailbacks with M55 congestion at Preston until early hours

There were major delays on the M55 between Kirkham and Preston from late on Saturday evening Pic: Angela Morrison/Preston Lancashire traffic and travel Motorists reported being caught up in long tailbacks on the M55 and M6 at Preston which lasted until the early hours of Sunday (6 October) morning. There were seven miles […]

4 months ago
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