Firswood Road - Temporary Prohibition of Through Traffic to Allow Water Connection Replacement Works

LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
(U591 FIRSWOOD ROAD, LATHOM, WEST LANCASHIRE BOROUGH) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF THROUGH TRAFFIC) ORDER 2025

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Lancashire County Council intend to make an Order under Section 14(1) (a) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended, the effect of which will be to temporarily prohibit traffic on the roads set out in this notice.

1. No person shall cause any motor vehicle or cycle to proceed over that length of U591 Firswood Road, Lathom from the northern boundary of the property named Beacon View to the southern boundary of the property named Woodville.

2. Nothing in this order shall apply to persons engaged in the carrying out of the works.

3. The prohibition will be operative from 0800 hours on Monday 17th March 2025 until 1700 hours on Wednesday 19th March 2025 or until completion of the works within this period. Access for emergency services will not be maintained owing to the nature of the works making vehicle passage through the site not possible. Cycle traffic will either have to dismount to pass through the pedestrian walkway on site or followed the diversion route.

4. Pedestrian access to properties will always be maintained by means of a pedestrian walkway.

5. An alternative route for vehicular and cycle traffic affected by the closure is via:- U591 Firswood Road, Lathom – A577 Blaguegate Lane, Lathom – A577 Dickets Lane, Lathom – A577 Wigan Road, Lathom – B5240 Plough Lane, Lathom – C160 Spa Lane, Lathom and vice versa.

The temporary prohibition is necessary to allow water connection replacement works to be carried out by Network Plus on behalf of United Utilities.

Authority given for this Order to be made: Amanda Meldrum, Streetworks Team Leader Highways and Transport 0300 123 6780 [Ref: HRiT/57648/EW]

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