Emergency water works temporarily close Birkacre Road in Chorley for number of days
By Emma Downey
Published 28th Oct 2026, 09:50 GMT
Emergency works are expected to last for five days.
Birkacre Road in Chorley is temporarily closed today between its junctions with Coppull Road and Butterworth Brow to allow emergency water mains replacement works to take place.
Emergency water works by Lancashire County Council started at 7am today and are expected to last until 4.30pm on Sunday, November 1.
The temporary prohibition is necessary to allow emergency water mains replacement works to be carried out.
The works will temporarily prohibit traffic on the following roads:
Birkacre Road, Chorley from its junction with B5251 Coppull Road, Chorley to its junction with Butterworth Brow, Chorley.
A diversion will be signposted locally. Please plan ahead and allow extra time for your journey.