OVERNIGHT carriageway resurfacing works along some of the borough's key routes will get under way next week.

Forming part of a £1.86m investment into the local highway network from St Helens Borough Council, schemes will be carried out on the A580 East Lancashire Road, A570 Rainford Bypass and M62 J7 Rainhill Stoops, resulting in more than 1,891m of road being resurfaced.

The works are the latest in a series of improvements either completed or scheduled this year as part of the council's approved highway maintenance programme for 2024-25 which has so far seen more than 3,650 highway repairs carried out on potholes, carriageways, footways and kerbs across the borough - up 1,282 on last year's figures already.

List of key routes affected

Starting on Monday, October 21, resurfacing will take place between the hours of 7pm-5am in the following locations on the dates listed below: ·

  • Monday, October 21: A580 East Lancs Road - Golborne to Haydock (westbound)
  • Wednesday, October 23: A580 East Lancs Road - Windle Island to Abbey Road (eastbound)
  • Thursday, October 24: A570 Rainford Bypass - approach to Pasture Lane (northbound)
  • Friday, October 25: A580 East Lancs Road - Piele Road to Haydock Lane
  • Friday, November 29: M62 J7 Rainhill Stoops - slip road from James Roby Way on to the M62 and roundabout between the eastbound entry slip and westbound exit slip

Cllr Seve Gomez-Aspron, Deputy Leader of St Helens Borough Council and Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport, said: "Road condition is a topic of conversation nationally due to years of underfunding - not just a problem unique to our borough - but we're taking a proactive measure with the limited budget we've got to make the necessary improvements.

“That's clear from the many road resurfacing and pothole repair schemes we've carried out so far this year, with this next programme of works a welcome addition given the significance of these roads as key gateways in and out of the borough.

"Our highway infrastructure network is the most valuable asset the council has responsibility for, with a replacement value in excess of £1.8bn and more than 780km of road to account for, so maintaining and improving it to an acceptable standard is essential.

“Not only to provide safe and resilient links for people to travel around our borough and support growth, but also to provide a suitable environment in which people can safely live, work and visit."

For more information on the highways maintenance programme, visit: sthelens.gov.uk/roadsandtransport