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Preston Western Distributor

The new road to the west of the city which joins the M55 at a new junction (Junction 2) to Preston Docks (A585). Running just over two miles in length the road is named as Edith Rigby Way after a suffragette from the city. Two link roads to Cottam join the Preston Western Distributor.

Preston Western Distributor speed limit confirmed to remain at 50mph

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 […]

2 years ago
Preston motorway junction reopens as loose horse caught

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 […]

2 years ago
Preston’s lost motorway, the M59 and the M55 ghost junction

The opening of the Preston By-Pass, Booklet Pic: Preston Digital Archive 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 […]

2 years ago
New Preston link road opened and named after Victoria Cross hero

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 […]

2 years ago
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Preston Western Distributor 50mph speed limit causes confusion

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 […]

2 years ago
Nearly 300 homes approved in Lea close to Preston Western Distributor

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 […]

2 years ago
Preston Western Distributor £207m price tag defended by Lancashire County Council

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 […]

2 years ago
Preston Western Distributor: Google Maps showing new road as still closed

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 […]

2 years ago
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