A585 Windy Harbour to Skippool bypass: when and where the next work will take place

The £150 million Windy Harbour to Skippool project timetable has been revealed.
Activities on land south of the existing A585 as construction activities begin to ramp up.Activities on land south of the existing A585 as construction activities begin to ramp up.
Activities on land south of the existing A585 as construction activities begin to ramp up.

Highways England bosses say work on the scheme, which involves building a new bypass south of the existing road through Little Singleton and improving the junctions at Windy Harbour,

will step up a gear over the next few months,

The project started in March this year, and most of the work so far has involved archaeological investigations and ground surveys.

New drone images show land south of Garstang Road looking north showing the archaeology works, site cabins and the line of the new roadNew drone images show land south of Garstang Road looking north showing the archaeology works, site cabins and the line of the new road
New drone images show land south of Garstang Road looking north showing the archaeology works, site cabins and the line of the new road
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The timetable published today details aspects of work – including construction – for the next two years.

Highways England is also delivering some unrelated work elsewhere along the A585 this month - between the M55 and Windy Harbour junctions - with a month-long, £850,000 project to

resurface carriageways and provide new road markings starting on Monday.

Staff had hoped to re-run public information drop-in events this autumn to provide residents and road users with the latest bypass project information.

Highways England has set out the first phases of its construction timetable for the £150 million Windy Harbour to Skippool bypassHighways England has set out the first phases of its construction timetable for the £150 million Windy Harbour to Skippool bypass
Highways England has set out the first phases of its construction timetable for the £150 million Windy Harbour to Skippool bypass
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However, restrictions in place due to the Covid-19 pandemic mean much of the information has now been moved online.

Jon Stokes, Highways England senior project manager, said: “We’d always prefer to give people the opportunity to pop into a public information event and meet us face-to-face.

“As that’s not possible for now we’ve decided to enhance what’s available online and encourage people to find out more there.

Work to deliver this important new bypass - which will tackle congestion and support new homes and jobs in this part of the county – will be ramping up in the new year and we’ll become

far more visible.”

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Between now and November 2022 work will be taking place at the following locations:

Skippool junction: January 2020 to March 2021 – phased removal of traffic islands the existing junction roundabout;

Skippool Bridge and Skippool Bridge junction: January to August 2021 – preparations for the installation of a new bridge north of the existing one and utilities diversion works;

Between Mains Lane and Garstang Road East: November 2020 to October 2021 – the first significant ‘off-line’ work away from the existing A585 along the route of the new bypass

with drainage and embankment construction;

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Poulton junction: November 2020 to November 2022 – further ‘off-line’ work along the route of the new bypass with the construction of the new Poulton junction with existing Garstang

Road East;

Garstang Road East to Lodge Lane: November 2020 to October 2021 – excavations of the new bypass carriageway and the construction of an embankment near Garstang Road;Lodge

Lane bridge: March to July 2021 – work on a new bridge to carry existing Lodge Lane over the new bypass;

Lodge Lane to Windy Harbour junction: November 2020 to April 2021 – utilities diversion followed by embankment construction a long a key section of the project where the new

bypass links to the existing A585.

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Much of the work between now and November 2022 will be away from the existing A585, however there will be significant roadworks between Skippool roundabout and the filling station

where narrow lanes and reduced speed limits will be in place.

Users of Garstang Road East and Lodge Lane along the local road network will come across traffic management such as temporary traffic lights from time to time.

While some work will be taking place overnight most will be taking place during the day – and noisy work will be confined to daytime hours.

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Updated information for the project update has gone live on the project webpage and includes a new video setting out the benefits of the new road for drivers as well as improvements for

cyclists and pedestrians along the existing A585 once it has been bypassed by the new dual carriageway.

Anyone with any questions can email the project team at [email protected] or call the Highways England 24-7 customer contact centre on 0300 123

5000.

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