Major Preston road to close for a week for repair work
A main route on the edge of Preston city centre will be shut over the next week.
Fishergate Hill is to close for a short stretch - east of its junction with Strand Road - from 8am on Monday (16th February) until 6pm on Friday (20th February).
Lancashire County Council - which has put in place a temporary traffic regulation order -says the closure is to allow “leaking chamber repair works” to be carried out.
The 20-metre affected section is part of a bus-only route on the city-bound side of the road, but open to all vehicles heading away from Preston.
The authority suggests a diversion via Bow Lane, Marsh Lane, Hartington Road and Strand Road.
The road will reopen as soon as the work is completed - which could be sooner than the advertised closure period.
Pedestrian access to properties will be maintained throughout and vehicular access for residents “whenever and wherever possible”, the county council says.