All the Blackpool roadworks starting this week including closures and traffic lights
All the major roadworks set to start and continue across Blackpool and Fylde between 15 May and 29 May.
The works mainly consist of temporary traffic signals, lane closures and carriageway restrictions linked to ongoing utility upgrades and routine highway maintenance by local authorities and contractors.
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Motorists are being advised to plan ahead where possible, avoid affected routes if they can, and allow extra time when travelling through impacted areas.
With several schemes set to begin between May 15-29, we’ve focused on the disruptions involving closures, stop/go systems and temporary traffic management, so you know exactly where delays may occur.
Warren Drive, Thornton-Cleveleys
7 May 2026 the Blackpool Borough Council made the above Order under Section 14(1)(a) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and all other enabling powers to carry out utility works. The effect of the Order will be to:
Prohibit all vehicles from entering or proceeding in westerly direction along the length of Warren Drive between its junction with North Drive and its junction with Fleetwood Drive.
No left turn onto Warren Drive from its southerly junction with Derwent Place.
No right turn onto Warren Drive from its northerly junction with Derwent Place.
No left turn onto Warren Drive from its junctions with Wingate Avenue.
No right turn onto Warren Drive from its junction with Lyddesdale Avenue.
No right turn onto Warren Drive from its junction with Lockerbie Avenue.
Pedestrian access to premises will be maintained at all times. Vehicular access will be maintained wherever possible. All diversion routes will be clearly signed and maintained on site.
The proposed Order will commence on 18 May 2026 and continue in force for eighteen months or until the sooner completion of the aforesaid works. It is expected that the works will take 25 days.
Holly Road, Blackpool
Blackpool Council will be carrying out road reconstruction works on Devonshire Road and nearby side roads from 26 May 2026 for 3 days, between 9am and 4pm.
During this time, sections of Holly Road, Sandicroft Road, Dudley Avenue, Waverley Avenue, Raymond Avenue, Claremont Road, Teesdale Avenue and Mansfield Road will be closed in phases near their junctions with Devonshire Road.
Devonshire Road itself will remain open with temporary traffic lights in place.
Diversion routes will be signposted, and limited access will still be available for emergency services, work vehicles and pedestrians.
Seabrook Drive, Blackpool
Blackpool Council will be carrying out carriageway resurfacing works on Seabrook Drive from 28 May 2026 for 5 days.
During this time, Seabrook Drive will be closed between Warren Drive and Glenarden Avenue, and turning onto Seabrook Drive from Greenfield Road, Broadhurst Road, Vermont Grove and part of Glenarden Avenue will be restricted.
Diversion routes will be signposted, and limited access will still be available for emergency services, work vehicles and pedestrians.
The temporary restrictions are in place to keep the public safe while the resurfacing works are carried out.
Deansgate, Blackpool
Blackpool Council will be carrying out utility works on Deansgate from 6 May 2026. During the works, expected to last around 14 days, westbound traffic will not be allowed on Deansgate between Cookson Street and a point around 40 metres west of the junction.
Pedestrian access to properties will remain open, and vehicle access will still be available for Talbot Road Car Park and nearby service yards.
Diversion routes will be clearly signposted while the temporary restrictions are in place.