Preston 'gridlocked' as drivers face two weeks of A6 roadworks along Garstang Road

Drivers in Preston are reporting delays due to roadworks in Garstang Road today.

Lancashire County Council and National Highways are resurfacing a stretch of the A6 from the Broughton roundabout to the Moor Park crossroads with Blackpool Road.

The works were due to start on Tuesday (May 26) but had to be postponed because the road surface was ‘too hot’ for the surface dressing to be effective, said Lancashire Highways.

Instead, work commenced on Wednesday and is scheduled to continue until Monday, June 9, with crews on site between 9am and 4pm each day.

Lancashire Highways said if works along the route run into the following week, hours will be reduced to 9am–3pm to avoid delays to school traffic, while access for buses and emergency vehicles will be maintained at all times.

Which sections of Garstang Road are being resurfaced?

Three sections of Garstang Road will see closures over the two weeks, with drivers diverted along Eastway.

A second section from the Black Bull crossroads to the Watling Street Road junction will then be worked on, followed by a final stretch from Watling Street Road to the A6 near Moor Park.

On Tuesday, a spokesperson for Lancashire Highways said: “We’ve got three phases of surface dressing planned on Garstang Road, with a diversion in place on Eastway.

“The work will run from the Eastway junction to Blackpool Road between 9am and 4pm during the school holidays to help reduce disruption. If it does run into the following week, hours will be reduced to 9am–3pm.

“The work was due to start Tuesday (May 26, ) but had to be postponed because the road surface was too hot for the treatment to be effective.

“Teams started on Wednesday morning to progress with section 1 (Eastway to Sharoe Green Lane) under alternative traffic management where it was safe to do so.

“Access for buses and emergency vehicles will be maintained at all times.”