The speed limit on the new Preston Western Distributor Road will remain at 50mph after faster options were deemed too dangerous. Lancashire County Council’s cabinet has decided to make the […]

Edith Rigby Way was closed earlier due to a loose horse. The closure was put in place today (Friday 25 August) at the M55 junction. The horse has since been […]

There have been many proposed roads that never came about, and some that did. One lost highway near Preston was the M59, which was meant to bypass the A59 to […]

The grandson of a First World War hero has officially opened one of the new link roads off the Preston Western Distributor. William Young Way will run off the new […]

Highways bosses have explained why the speed limit on the new Preston Western Distributor Road is only 50 miles per hour – even though the original plan had been for […]

A new housing development alongside the Preston Western Distributor Road has been given the go-ahead – just days after the new route opened. Preston City Council’s planning committee gave the […]

The benefits that will be felt by Lancashire’s economy – and its commuters – make the £207m spent on the Preston Western Distributor Road a worthwhile investment. That was the […]

The newest road in Preston may be welcoming drivers to it – but Google has other ideas. Google Maps seems to think the Preston Western Distributor, known as Edith Rigby […]