THE first overnight closure for carriageway resurfacing works along some of the borough's main roads will be in place on the East Lancashire Road tonight.

Forming part of a £1.86m investment into the local highway network from St Helens Borough Council, works will be carried out this week on the A580 East Lancashire Road and A570 Rainford Bypass, and in November on the M62 J7 Rainhill Stoops,

The projects will see more than 1,891m of road being resurfaced.

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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.

Starting this evening, Monday, October 21, resurfacing will take place between the hours of 7pm to 5am on the A580 East Lancs Road, from Golborne to Haydock (westbound)

Other closures coming up

  •  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