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We're proposing several junction improvements, including walking and cycling improvements, within the west Warrington area to support the development of the Omega and Lingley Mere development sites.
The vast majority of the funding for these improvements will come from developers, Cheshire and Warrington Local Enterprise Partnership Local Growth Fund and the Department for Transports National Productivity Investment Fund. You can view the proposals below.
If you require additional information or would like to be added to the email mailing list to receive consultation and traffic management updates, get in touch at wwh@warrington.gov.uk.
We will be opening Lingley Green Avenue in both directions on Monday 3 August.
On the 3, 4 and 5 August we'll then be closing Whittle Avenue northbound at the roundabout at Lingley Green Avenue between 9:30 am - 5:00 am. Access to the M62 will be available via Omega Boulevard and Skyline Drive. This closure will allow Cadent Gas to carry out the start of a required diversion.
On Thursday 6 August we'll then close Whittle Avenue southbound between Burtonwood Road and Lingley Green Avenue roundabout. This closure will be in place for up to nine weeks so that we can carry out the carriageway widening on the approach to the roundabout. This southbound closure will be a 24/7 closure where northbound traffic not is affected. The diversion route will be Burtonwood Road, Skyline Drive, Omega Boulevard and Lingley Green Avenue.
All works will be undertaken in line with current guidance on COVID-19 from the UK Government. However, work will only be undertaken where the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) issued on 4 July 2020 by the Construction Leadership Council can be appropriately implemented.
This is due to be completed on 29 May 2020.
Work will be undertaken on Lingley Green Avenue eastbound on the approach to the roundabout. To carry out this work, we'll be installing a 24/7 eastbound closure on Lingley Green Avenue between Sophia Drive roundabout and Whittle Ave for approximately 7 – 8 weeks. Westbound traffic will be unaffected until we start the surfacing element of the scheme. When it comes to the surfacing works, we'll be installing a full-time closure between 9.30 am - 3.30 pm with full diversion routes in place for approximately one week.
Work will be undertaken on Whittle Avenue southbound on the approach to the roundabout. To carry out this work, we'll be installing a 24/7 southbound closure on Whittle Avenue between Burtonwood Road roundabout and Malvern Close for approximately 5 – 7 weeks. Northbound traffic will be unaffected until we start the surfacing element of the scheme. When it comes to the surfacing works, we'll be installing a full-time closure between 9.30 am - 3.30 pm with full diversion routes in place for approximately one week.
This will include resurfacing works on the roundabout where there will be multi-way traffic signals in operation to carry out this phase for approximately one week. Malvern Close will remain open at all times. We'll regularly notify you over every aspect of this scheduled work.
As with any planned schedule, certain aspects may be subject to change. We'll communicate any amendments to phasing via our website and the West Warrington Highways email database.
Thank you for your interest in the scheme if you require any further information then please contact our team at WWH@warrington.gov.uk
All work will be undertaken following current government guidance on COVID-19. The Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) issued on 18 May 2020 by the Construction Leadership Council will be applied to all activities where it can be appropriately implemented.
Please Note that for the first phase of the works, the No. 268 Great Sankey School Bus Service will have a short diversion away from this section of Whittle Avenue during morning hours, with normal service resuming in the afternoon. Details of how later phases of the works will affect this and other school services will be made available as Phase 1 nears completion.
As part of the planning process for the Omega development, improvements to the junction of Lingley Green Avenue and Whittle Avenue were secured.
The improvements include:
Construction of the improvements will start in January 2020 and finish in June 2020.
This project costs £2m, of which all funding has been received from the developer (OMEGA Warrington Ltd).
