Preston Western Distributor at the M55 end of the two-and-a-half-mile route - late October 2020 (image: Costain)placeholder image
Preston Western Distributor at the M55 end of the two-and-a-half-mile route - late October 2020 (image: Costain)

IN PICTURES: Latest progress on Preston-M55 link road

By Paul Faulkner
Published 3rd Dec 2020, 02:36 BST
Updated 3rd Dec 2020, 02:40 BST

A wet summer caused work on the Preston Western Distributor road to slip back by a few weeks, but the major project is still heading in the right direction, as these photos from the last month show.

Meanwhile, Covid restrictions have caused surprisingly few delays on site.

Preston end of the Preston Western Distributor, close to the A583 & A5085 junction in the bottom right of the picture - late October 2020 (image - Costain)

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Preston end of the Preston Western Distributor, close to the A583 & A5085 junction in the bottom right of the picture - late October 2020 (image - Costain) Photo: Costain

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Creation of temporary dam on Lancaster Canal to allow for installation of new culvert pipe - November 2020 (image - Costain)

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Creation of temporary dam on Lancaster Canal to allow for installation of new culvert pipe - November 2020 (image - Costain) Photo: Costain

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A technique called electrofishing was used to catch fish that needed to be relocated ahead of canal draining work (image: Costain)

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A technique called electrofishing was used to catch fish that needed to be relocated ahead of canal draining work (image: Costain) Photo: Costain

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With a total of eight Jack Pike and Perch fish caught and safely relocated to another part of the canal.....(image: Costain)

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With a total of eight Jack Pike and Perch fish caught and safely relocated to another part of the canal.....(image: Costain) Photo: Costain

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