The long-awaited Preston Western Distributor and new junction on the M55 is opening today. Known as Edith Rigby Way the new road links the A583 Blackpool Road and Riversway with […]

Work on the Preston Western Distributor has moved into the final stages. Lancashire County Council and main contractor Costain are delivering the PWDR scheme, including building a new M55 motorway […]

Final overnight closures of the M55 are taking place ahead of the junction with the Preston Western Distributor being completed. No date has yet been given for when the new […]

A road closure will take place on Blackpool Road, from next week for the Preston Western Distributor road works. Blackpool Road eastbound from the junction with Riversway, to its junction […]

The new Preston Western Distributor Road, linking parts of Preston and the Fylde to the M55 motorway, is to receive an official new name. The road will be known as […]

Drivers have consistently been subject to traffic overflow and congestion when travelling between from Preston to Blackpool and vice versa. To counteract these issues, National Highways are constructing a new […]

The safety mesh fencing on the Lightfoot Green Lane bridge over the M55 at junction 1 has been subject to vandalism and damage by individuals leaving holes in the mesh […]

More overnight road closures have been announced as part of the Preston Western Distributor works this January. In order for roadworks to progress, the M55 is closed in both directions […]