Road Closure – Coppull Road, Lower Burgh Way & Myles Standish Way – April 2024

The temporary road closure is necessary on Coppull Road, Lower Burgh Way & Myles Standish Way to allow resurfacing works to be carried out by Lancashire County Council.

The closure will be in place from 8:00pm to 5:00am from Saturday 27th April 2024 to Friday 3rd May 2024 or until completion of the works within this period. Access to be maintained wherever and whenever possible.

The areas affected are:
– B5251 Coppull Road, Chorley from its junction with B5252 Lower Burgh Way for a distance of 10 metres in a northerly direction.
– B5251 Coppull Road, Chorley from its junction with Lower Burgh Way for a distance of 10 metres in a southerly direction.
– B5252 Lower Burgh Way, Chorley from its junction with B5251 Coppull Road to its merging with B5252 Myles Standish Way
– B5252 Yarrow Valley Way from its junction with B5251 Coppull Road for a distance of 10 metres in a westerly direction.

Alternative routes for residential traffic affected by the closure is as follows:
B5251 Coppull Road (North)
B5251 Coppull Road – B5251 Moor Road – B5251 Pall Mall – B5251 George Street – A6 Lyons Lane South – A6 Bolton Road – B5252 Myles Standish Way.
B6252 Lower Burgh Way
B5252 Myles Standish Way – A6 Bolton Road – A6 Lyons Lane South – B5251 George Street – B5251 Pall Mall – B5251 Moor Road – B5251 Coppull Road
B5252 Yarrow Valley Way
B5252 Yarrow Valley Way – B5252 Ackhurst Road – B5252 Foxhole Road – A581 Foxhole Road – A581 Southport Road – A581 Southport Road – A581 Park Road – A581 Commercial Road – A6 Bengal Street – A6 Clifford Street – A6 Shepherds Way – B5251 Pall Mall – B5251 Moor Road – B5251 Coppull Road
B5251 Coppull Road (South)
B5251 Coppull Road – B5251 New Road – B5251 Spendmore Lane – A49 Preston Road – A49 Sibbering Brow – A49 Wigan Road – A581 Balshaw Lane – A581 Southport Road – B5252 Foxhole Road – B5252 Ackhurst Road – B5252 Yarrow Valley Way

An alternative route for HGV traffic affected by the closure is as follows:
B5251 Coppull Road (South)
B5251 Coppull Road – B5251 New Road – Spendmore Lane – Chapel Lane – Coppull Moor Lane – A49 Preston Road – A49 Sibbering Brow – A49 Wigan Road – A581 Balshaw Lane – A581 Southport Road – Park Road – A581 Commercial Road – A6 Bengal Street – A6 Clifford Street – A6 Shepherds Way – B5251 Pall Mall – B5251 Moor Road – B5251 Coppull Road

Health Event – Update 📣

The Better Living Event previously scheduled for November 2023 has now been rescheduled for Saturday 2nd March 2024 between 10:00am-1:00pm at Charnock Richard Scout Hut, Charter Lane.

The event will feature dedicated areas focusing on:

Physical health and Mental wellbeing

Support for young people and families

Support for carers

Support for older adults

Volunteering opportunities

We’ll be posting more information as the date draws closer.

If you have a community group and would like to host a stall at the event please contact kay.unsworth@chorley.gov.uk

Road Closure – Back Lane – March 2024

Back Lane at the motorway bridge will be closed between 8:00am until 6:00pm from Monday 25th March 2024 until Friday 29th March 2024. Access will be maintained wherever and whenever possible.

The temporary closures are to allow air valve installation works to be carried out by Network Plus on behalf of United Utilities.

A diversion around the closure is:-
Preston Road – Wigan Road – Dawbers Lane – Southport Road – Lydiate Lane – Towngate – Parr Lane – Red Lane

Road Closure – Charter Lane – February 2024

Charter Lane will be closed from its boundary with no. 23 for 30 metres in a north westerly direction between 8:00am until 5:00pm from Monday 12th February 2024 until Friday 16th February 2024.

The temporary closures are to allow new cable connection works to be carried out by Network Plus on behalf of Electricity Northwest.

A diversion around the closure is:-
Charter Lane – Chorley Lane – Church Lane – Vice Versa

Road Closure – Back Lane – November 2023

Back Lane between Preston Road & Red Lane will be closed between 8:00am until 5:00pm from Tuesday 7th November 2023 until Thursday 9th November 2023.

The temporary closures are to allow new water connection works to be carried out by Network Plus on behalf of United Utilities.

A diversion around the closure is:-
Preston Road – Dawbers Lane – Southport Road – Lydiate Lane – Towngate – Parr Lane – Red Lane

Road Closure – Pincock Street, Euxton – August 2023

Pincock Street will be closed from its boundary with Riverdale for 50 metres in an easterly direction between 8:00am until 6:00pm from Monday 21st August 2023 until Friday 25th August 2023.

The temporary closures are to allow water maintenance works to be carried out by Network Plus on behalf of United Utilities.

No diversion route is possible, however access will be maintained for residents wherever possible.

Road Closure – Delph Lane – August 2023

Part of Delph Lane will be closed up to the boundary of The Stables between 9:00am until 5:00pm from Monday 7th August 2023 until Tuesday 15th August 2023.

The temporary closures are to allow new cable installation works to be carried out by Network Plus on behalf of Electricity Northwest.

No diversion route is possible as this is a no through road, however access will be maintained for residents wherever possible.

Support for Ukraine

Since 5th March 2022, the “Chorley & District Support for Ukraine” group has been sifting and sorting through donations at the Chorley Council owned ‘Ukraine Unit’ near Market Walk, in Chorley town centre (PR7 1FD).

The unit is open Wednesdays 2-4pm and Saturdays 10am-12 for people to drop of all kinds of donations. The group has a range of appeals and is encouraging everyone to consider donating anything – whether as an individual, a business or even a collection gathered by residents of a street or community group.

If you have any queries you can find the group on Facebook (using the search: Chorley & District Support for Ukraine) or by emailing the group coordinator Stuart Clewlow on saclewlow@yahoo.com