A580 & Haydock Island, St. Helens – Temporary Traffic Restrictions due to Maintenance Works
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ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14(1)(a)
THE A580 TRUNK ROAD (EASTBOUND & WESTBOUND CARRIAGEWAYS & SLIP ROADS)
(TEMPORARY RESTRICTION AND PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) ORDER 2025
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that National Highways Limited (Company No. 09346363) intends to make an Order on the A580 Trunk Road, in the Borough of St. Helens, in the County of Merseyside, to enable maintenance and improvement works, to be carried out in safety.
The effect of the Order will be to impose restrictions and prohibitions on the following lengths of carriageway:
(i) the eastbound A580 Trunk Road, from a point 260 metres west of the M6 overbridge, to a point 140 metres east of the M6 overbridge;
(ii) the westbound A580 Trunk Road, from a point 230 metres east of the M6 overbridge, to a point 140 metres west of the M6 overbridge;
(iii) all slip roads leading to and from the lengths of carriageway described above;
(iv) the roundabout at Haydock Island.
The works are expected to take place overnight between 19:00 and 06:00 (07:00 on Saturday and Sunday mornings) during a period starting on Friday 2 January 2026 and ending on Tuesday 22 December 2026.
The duration of each restriction or prohibition will vary depending upon the nature of the work being undertaken on each occasion.
During any road closures traffic will be diverted via alternative routes of the A580 Trunk Road and local roads. These diversions will be clearly indicated by traffic signs throughout the area.
The restrictions will not apply to emergency services or special-forces vehicles, and the prohibitions will not apply to emergency services, works, or winter maintenance vehicles. The restrictions and prohibitions will only apply during such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by traffic signs.
The Order comes into force on 1 January 2026 and will expire on 22 December 2026.
To obtain a copy of the A580 Programme of Works please contact the National Highways Customer Contact Centre on 0300 123 5000 or info@nationalhighways.co.uk
K Moloney, an official of National Highways Limited, Piccadilly Gate, Store Street, Manchester M1 2WD.
National Highways Limited, Bridge House, 1 Walnut Tree Close, Guildford, GU1 4LZ.
Registered in England & Wales number 09346363.
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