Delays expected due to fracking protest
Drivers are being warned of delays around the Preston New Road area this morning due to "protester activity".
Police in Fylde have said that one lane of the eastbound carriageway towards Preston has been closed after protesters locked on at around 5.15am on August 21.
A police spokesman said :"We have got protesters locked on in the area and this has required us to close a lane on the eastbound carriageway.
"The westbound carriageway remains open.
"There is general protester activity in the area."