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M6 lane closures between Junction 32 and 33 for eight weeks due to bridge repair works
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M55 near Edith Rigby Way. Inset photo is a stock picture of a horse (Image: Street View)A horse was spotted roaming the M55 yesterday resulting in a road closure.Yesterday evening (August 26), Edith Rigby Way in Preston was closed due to a horse trotti…
Yesterday evening (August 26), Edith Rigby Way in Preston was closed due to a horse trotting along the motorway.
Police issued a warning to drivers to be careful and find alternative routes while they dealt with the situation.
Thankfully, the horse was…
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Police urge M6 motorists to come forward after woman dies in lorry crash
Posted on – 21st August, 2023 – 9:37pm | Author – Kate Rosindale | Po…
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Man in hospital after M61 crash saw car hit motorway bridge
Posted on – 2nd August, 2023 – 11:36am | Author – Kate Rosindale | Posted in – Fylde News, Pres…
Preston’s lost motorway, the M59 and the M55 ghost junction | Blog Preston
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Preston’s lost motorway, the M59 and the M55 ghost junction
Posted on – 16th July, 2023 – 7:00pm | Author – Geoffrey Whittaker | Posted in – History, Prest…
The £207 million road linking parts of Preston[1] and the Fylde Coast to the M55[2] motorway opened on Monday (July 3).
So we asked readers ‘do you think it’s fair on drivers new to the road?’
Speed camera vans on the new M55 link road (connecting parts of Preston and the Fylde Coast to the M55 motorway. (Photo by Phil Thompson)
This is what people had to say in response…
Jane Haynes: “Yes! The signs tell you the speed limit. No excuse.”
Tony Beeby: “Why is it unfair? No different to driving on any other unfamiliar road. If its unfamiliar, more reason to keep your speed down. I realise it’s an unfashionable opinion but sadly it’s the truth.”
Gill Finn: “Easy answer, stick to the speed limit.”
Ema Louise Livesey: “If there is adequate signage of course it is fair”
Catriona Gibson: “Why would it not be fair? they should be hidden! A couple of motorcycles were using it as a race track last night going back and forth!”
Pete Howarth: “Totally fair. It’s a tax on the self entitled..”
Chris Lyttle: “Is there 50mph signs posted along the road? If there is, how in any way, shape or form can it be unfair
Mark Bradley: “New or old rules are rules”
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Sarah Lingard: “Nope! But they knew that when they set a lower speed limit. Police have to get paid somehow”
Craig Pearce: “All about the money guys”
Tom Atkinson: “I always thought speed mobile speed cameras were meant to be positioned in areas where high accidents are and not just in areas where they can be a revenue source for local authorities. But then again perhaps I’m just becoming cynical”
On Sunday, July 2, a milk tanker travelling northbound crashed with the central reservation barrier on the M6 between junctions 31 and 32, spilling diesel and 20,000 litres of milk onto the carriageway.
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Severe delays were caused on a major motorway[1] after a tanker overturned, spilling its load of milk over the carriageway.
The male driver and a female passenger were taken to hospital for treatment following the accident on th…
The carriageway was closed between 7am and 7pm on Sunday after a tanker ploughed through the central reservation of the motorway while travelling northbound this morning. It then crashed through into the southbound carriageway before overturning between junctions 31 and 32. As much as 20,000 litres of milk was spilt onto the motorway.
The male driver and his female passenger were injured and have been taken to hospital, Lancashire Police[1] said. Their condition remains unknown.
After the M6 northbound reopened just after 5pm, the southbound side and M55[2] followed at 7pm – some lane closures aside.
The overturned lorry that has caused the closure of the M6 near Preston on Sunday
M6 diversions: Routes motorists are advised to take with motorway closed around …
A spokesman for Lancashire Police said: “Traffic[4] is expected to be slow moving and congested for some time so please avoid the area where possible.”
The accident impacted on traffic the M6, M55 eastbound and M61 northbound.
By 12.30pm, the milk tanker had been righted and removed from the central reservation barrier but clear-up works were urgently needed after both milk and diesel spilled into the carriageway.
Four fire engines from Preston[5], Bamber Bridge and Chorley and the USAR team from South Shore, were mobilised to assist with the Environment Agency[6] among other agencies on the scene.
The carriageway was closed between 7am and 7pm on Sunday after a tanker ploughed through the central reservation of the motorway while travelling northbound this morning. It then crashed through into the southbound carriageway before overturning between junctions 31 and 32. As much as 20,000 litres of milk was spilt onto the motorway.
The male driver and his female passenger were injured and have been taken to hospital, Lancashire Police[1] said. Their condition remains unknown.
After the M6 northbound reopened just after 5pm, the southbound side and M55[2] followed at 7pm – some lane closures aside.
The overturned lorry that has caused the closure of the M6 near Preston on Sunday
M6 diversions: Routes motorists are advised to take with motorway closed around …
A spokesman for Lancashire Police said: “Traffic[4] is expected to be slow moving and congested for some time so please avoid the area where possible.”
The accident impacted on traffic the M6, M55 eastbound and M61 northbound.
By 12.30pm, the milk tanker had been righted and removed from the central reservation barrier but clear-up works were urgently needed after both milk and diesel spilled into the carriageway.
Four fire engines from Preston[5], Bamber Bridge and Chorley and the USAR team from South Shore, were mobilised to assist with the Environment Agency[6] among other agencies on the scene.
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M6 at Preston re-opened after milk lorry crash chaos
Posted on – 2nd July, 2023 – 7:43pm | Author – Kate Rosindale | Posted in – Broughton, Fulwood, Fylde News, P…
Drivers faced huge delays after a lorry overturned and spilt 20,000 litres of milk all over the motorway,[1] closing it for a number of hours on Sunday (July 2).
At around 7am, police said a milk tanker, that was travelling on the M6 northbound, had co…