Good news!

Progress on this scheme has been a lot quicker than the contractor expected.

The initial end date for the work was expected to be mid/end of October, however, further to a site meeting last week I can now confirm the following:

The road closures at the junction of Blackshaw Lane / Shaw Road and Manchester Road / Princess Road will be removed and the road re-opened over the coming weekend (Sunday PM) as planned.

The temporary two way signals will then be back in place to complete those lengths that have not been completed yet and this work is expected to be completed by the end of August / beginning of September.

Princess Road will require closing for a further three weeks at its junction with Manchester Road from 17 August; however, the contractor has said that Manchester Road itself will be maintained as two way traffic as all connection work will take place entirely within Princess Road.