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Birtwistle Street - Temporary Prohibition Of Traffic For New Connection Works
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LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
(BIRTWISTLE STREET, GREAT HARWOOD, HYNDBURN BOROUGH)
(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF THROUGH TRAFFIC) ORDER 2026
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 to proceed over that length of Birtwistle Street, Accrington from Edge End Road for a distance of 55 metres in an easterly direction.
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 to 1700 hours on Thursday 9th July to Tuesday 14th July 2026 or until completion of the works within this period. Access for emergency services will be maintained whenever and wherever possible.
4. An alternative route for vehicular traffic affected by the closure is via Edge End Road – Greenhill and vice versa.
The temporary prohibition is necessary to excavate joint bay in the carriageway to install cable for new connection works undertaken by Network Plus.
Authority given for this Order to be made: [Ref: HRiT/68798/JW/]
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