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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 consultation to take place in January
New plans for a major new road on the western edge of Preston are to be consulted on. Lancashire County Council has signed off holding a six-week public consultation on […]
The search is on to find who will construct the Preston Western Distributor road. Cutting through farmland on a 4km route to the west of the city, it is going […]
The route of a new £110 million road in the west of the city has been confirmed. Lancashire County Council have now marked the route of the Preston Western Distributor […]
A major new road to the west of Preston is moving forward as Lancashire County Council prepare to confirm and begin buying up its route. The Preston Western Distributor would […]
An injection of £434 million into Preston and the surrounding area has passed the one year mark. The City Deal was formally announced last September and the spades in the […]
The final routes for two major new roads in Preston are set to be finalised. Lancashire County Council has confirmed a decisin is due in mid-October on whether the proposed […]
Tests begin Monday 23 June in preparation for new distributor roads around Preston. Lancashire County Council will be using a drilling rig to investigate the land on which several new […]
A campaign group are calling on Fulwood residents to turn out at consultation events on a new M55 link road plan. The county council is consulting on the Preston Western […]
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