These are the roadworks which have closed a major road in St Annes for three months
Closure coincides with several major events taking place in Lytham and St Annes
This is the scene at a major road junction in St Annes which is now closed to traffic for the next three months.
Kilnhouse Lane where it meets Queensway is scheduled to be shut until September 21 to allow for road system improvements outside the adjacent Rowland Homes site at Richmond Point.
A diversion for drivers has been signposted by highways authority Lancashire County Council along Blackpool Road North to where it joins Queensway.
It means the No 10 bus route between St Annes and Blackpool has been diverted and vehicles travelling on Queensway are being controlled by temporary traffic lights rather than the regular lights at the junction as traffic is reduced to a single lane through the works.
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A Lancashire County Council spokesperson said: “The works at the junction of Kilnhouse Lane and Queensway are highway improvement works being carried out as part of a nearby housing development, under a Section 278 agreement with Lancashire County Council.
“They are being delivered on site by Quinn Civils and include drainage works, street lighting improvements and upgrades to the traffic signals at the junction.
“These improvements are required to support the development and ensure the junction can operate safely with the additional traffic.”
Queensway, the B5621, is a major link road between St Annes and Blackpool, where works for the installation of the Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone were recently completed.
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Roadworks on Queensway have often caused a knock-on effect of traffic queues on the other main road between Blackpool and St Annes, the A584 Clifton Drive North.
The works coincide with a busy time for events in St Annes and Lytham, with Lytham Festival set to attract tens of thousands of music fans to see the likes of the Pet Shop Boys and Teddy Swims between July 1 and 5.
Recommended routes from the M55 for that are either Lytham St Annes Way between Peel and Ansdell or Progress Way, Squires Gate Lane and Clifton Drive, although the Queensway works are likely to add to congestion on both at busy times.
Also during the time of the works, Lytham Club Day takes place on June 27, St Annes Carnival on July 11 and 12, The AIG Women’s Open Golf at Royal Lytham and St Annes from July 30 to August 2, Lytham 1940s weekend on August 15 and 16 and St Annes International Kite Festival from September 4 to 6.