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St Helens - Temporary Speed Limits for Highway Maintenance
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Public Notice
ST. HELENS BOROUGH COUNCIL ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 fas Amended) - SECTION 14(1. 4. 5 & 71 THE COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF ST. HELENS fA570 RAINFORD BY-PASS. A580 EAST LANCASHIRE ROAD. A570 JAMES ROBY WAY. A58 LINKWAY WEST. A58 LINKWAY EAST. A569 MARSHALLS CROSS ROAD. A569 SCORECROSS AND M62 JUNCTION 7 GYRATORY! (TEMPORARY 10. 20. 30 & 40 MPH SPEED LIMIT) ORDER 2026 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that St. Helens Council proposes not less than seven days from the date of this notice to make an order under the provisions of Section 14(1, 4, 5 & 7) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (as Amended), the effect of which will be: ~
1. To impose a speed limit of 40 miles per hour in any direction on the A570 Rainford By-Pass (including slip roads), between its junction with the A580 East Lancashire Road and St. Helens Council/West Lancashire Council boundary, on those sections where the speed limit is not already 40 miles per hour.
2. To impose a speed limit of 30 miles per hour in any direction on the A570 Rainford By-Pass (including slip roads), between its junction with the A580 East Lancashire Road and St. Helens Council/West Lancashire Council boundary
3. To impose a speed limit of 20 miles per hour in any direction on the A570 Rainford By-Pass (including slip roads), between its junction with the A580 East Lancashire Road and St. Helens Council/West Lancashire Council boundary
4. To impose a speed limit of 10 miles per hour in any direction on the A570 Rainford By-Pass (including slip roads), between its junction with the A580 East Lancashire Road and St. Helens Council/West Lancashire Council boundary.
5. To impose a speed limit of 40 miles per hour in any direction on the A580 East Lancashire Road (including slip roads) from the St. Helens Council/Wigan Council boundary to the St. Helens Council/Knowsley Council boundary, on those sections where the speed limit is not already 40 miles per hour.
6. To impose a speed limit of 30 miles per hour in any direction on the A580 East Lancashire Road (including slip roads) from the St. Helens Council/Wigan Council boundary to the St. Helens Council/Knowsley Council boundary.
7. To impose a speed limit of 20 miles per hour in any direction on the A580 East Lancashire Road (including slip roads) from the St. Helens Council/Wigan Council boundary to the St. Helens Council/Knowsley Council boundary
8. To impose a speed limit of 10 miles per hour in any direction on the A580 East Lancashire Road (including slip roads) from the St. Helens Council/Wigan Council boundary to the St. Helens Council/Knowsley Council boundary.
9. To impose a speed limit of 40 miles per hour in any direction on A570 James Roby Way (including slip roads), between its junctions with A58 Linkway East and Junction 7 on the M62, on those sections where the speed limit is not already 40 miles per hour.
10. To impose a speed limit of 30 miles per hour in any direction on A570 James Roby Way (including slip roads), between its junctions with A58 Linkway East and Junction 7 on the M62, on those sections where the speed limit is not already 30 miles per hour.
11. To impose a speed limit of 20 miles per hour in any direction on A570 James Roby Way (including slip roads), between its junctions with A58 Linkway East and Junction 7 on the M62.
12. To impose a speed limit of 10 miles per hour in any direction on A570 James Roby (including slip roads), between its junctions with A58 Linkway East and Junction 7 on the M62.
13. To impose a speed limit of 30 miles per hour in any direction on A58 Linkway West, between its junctions with Chalon Way West and A58 Linkway East.
14. To impose a speed limit of 20 miles per hour in any direction on A58 Linkway West, between its junctions with Chalon Way West and A58 Linkway East.
15. To impose a speed limit of 10 miles per hour in any direction on A58 Linkway West, between its junctions with Chalon Way West and A58 Linkway East.
16. To impose a speed limit of 30 miles per hour in any direction on A58 Linkway East, for its entire length.
17. To impose a speed limit of 20 miles per hour in any direction on A58 Linkway East, for its entire length.
18. To impose a speed limit of 10 miles per hour in any direction on A58 Linkway East, for its entire length.
19. To impose a speed limit of 20 miles per hour in any direction on A569 Marshalls Cross Road, between its junctions with Robins Lane and B5204 Mill Lane.
20. To impose a speed limit of 10 miles per hour in any direction on A569 Marshalls Cross Road, between its junctions with Robins Lane and B5204 Mill Lane.
21. To impose a speed limit of 30 miles per hour in any direction on A569 Scorecross, between its junctions with A570 James Roby Way and A569 Marshalls Cross Road, on those sections where the speed limit is not already 30 miles per hour.
22. To impose a speed limit of 20 miles per hour in any direction on A569 Scorecross, between its junctions with A570 James Roby Way and A569 Marshalls Cross Road.
23. To impose a speed limit of 10 miles per hour in any direction on A569 Scorecross, between its junctions with A570 James Roby Way and A569 Marshalls Cross Road.
24. To impose a speed limit of 40 miles per hour on M62 Junction 7 Gyratory (including slip roads), for its entire length.
25. To impose a speed limit of 30 miles per hour on M62 Junction 7 Gyratory (including slip roads), for its entire length.
26. To impose a speed limit of 20 miles per hour on M62 Junction 7 Gyratory (including slip roads), for its entire length.
27. To impose a speed limit of 10 miles per hour on M62 Junction 7 Gyratory (including slip roads), for its entire length.
The Order will come into force on Monday 6th July 2026 and will have a maximum duration of eighteen months. The temporary speed limit(s) will be imposed during this period to such extent and at such times as indicated by traffic signs.
The reason for making this Order is to facilitate Highways Improvements/Maintenance, Statutory Apparatus Improvements/Maintenance and to provide safety zones for works, executed on or near the A570 Rainford By-Pass, A580 East Lancashire Road, A570 James Roby Way, A58 Linkway West, A58 Linkway East, A569 Marshalls Cross Road, A569 Scorecross and M62 Junction 7 Gyratory. Dated this 15th day of June, 2026.
S. Walker, Head of Highways and Infrastructure, Place Services.
Traffic Engineering,
Atlas House
Corporation Street
St Helens
Merseyside
WA9 1LD
How long will it take?
Planned start
6-Jul-2026
Estimated end
6-Jan-2028
Open to feedback
From
15-Jun-2026
To
22-Jun-2026
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