Boost to Lancashire Economy as £3.6m M6 Safety Improvement Scheme Gets Underway
Safety improvements on the M6 in Lancashire – accelerated for delivery as part of the Department for Transport’s £700 million fiscal stimulus package – will begin on Sunday (September 6).
Work to replace the steel central reservation barrier with a safer, concrete barrier – the first in Lancashire – is taking place on a four-mile stretch between junctions 33 and 34 of the motorway around Lancaster.
The new barriers are stronger and more robust – reducing the risk of vehicles involved in accidents crossing from one side of the motorway to the other and improving the safety of road users and road workers. The barriers are also unlikely to require repairs after vehicle impact.
The carriageway will also be resurfaced in both directions.
Motorists are being advised that from 10pm on Sunday the M6 between junctions 33 and 34 will be subject to lane closures and a 50mph speed limit. Work is due to be completed by Sunday, December 13.
Transport Minister Chris Mole said:
“The Government is committed to ‘Building Britain’s Future’ and bringing forward infrastructure investment wherever possible to help stimulate the economy. Fiscal stimulus funding from the Department for Transport will enable the Highways Agency to deliver £400 million of accelerated works this financial year with the M6 at Lancaster just one part of the North West’s motorway and trunk road network to benefit.
“These improvements will mean safer journeys for motorists using this busy stretch of the M6.”
Matt Sweeting, Highways Agency Regional Performance Manager, said:
“We welcome the opportunity to bring forward this renewal scheme for the M6 past Lancaster. It will provide a better, safer driving environment for customers using this stretch of the M6.
“To limit any delays to road users lane closures during barrier installation will be limited to lane three in each direction during the day with the possibility of two lane closures in each direction overnight.”
Carriageway resurfacing will be carried out overnight between 8pm and 6am with one lane kept open in each direction. £3.6m Boost/3
Resurfacing of the middle lane will require up to four full-carriageway closures in each direction overnight. These are likely to take place over two weekends in November but diversions will be signed and the closures will be publicised in advance.
During the work a 50mph speed limit and narrow lanes will be in place to ensure the safety of road users and workforce. Drivers are advised to approach these roadworks with care and allow extra time for their journeys.
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