Rail works due over bank holiday
Network Rail will be carrying out electrification work in Chorley over the bank holiday weekend and is warning passengers between Preston and Manchester to check before they travel.
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Tram and rail passengers face summer disruption
A summer programme of tram and rail works begins on Sunday 26 June that will cause upheaval for Metrolink passengers and rail users going between Preston and Bolton, as well as Manchester and Huddersfield.
Bypass proposal put to residents
Public consultation ahead of a planning application has opened into the proposed £17.5m Penwortham Bypass in Lancashire.
East Lancs trains into Manchester prove popular
There has been an 180% increase in the sale of tickets originating in East Lancashire for passengers heading to Manchester in the past year since the Todmorden Curve reopened to enable direct trains into the city.
Blackburn Bus Station open to passengers
The construction of a £4.5m bus station in Blackburn, which experienced delays after the main contractor was replaced, is complete and the facility open to the public.
SURVEY: Vertical Salary Review
The construction and property sector has seen unprecedented changes in recent years and as we enter a new period we think it’s important to understand the impact of this on industry professionals.
Costain wins £110m Preston road contract
The engineering company has been appointed to deliver four miles of road linking Preston and Southern Fylde to the M55, as well as connecting new and existing housing areas in North West Preston. [VIDEO]
Eco grant for buses in Greater Manchester and Lancashire
More than 90 buses will be fitted with green technology to cut harmful emissions by up to 90%, after local authorities in the North West received £1.4m in funding from the Department for Transport.
Bypass job awarded to Hochtief
Lancashire County Council has named Hochtief (UK) Construction as the contractor to build the £23.7m new Broughton Bypass. Work is scheduled to start at the end of 2015 and be completed in spring 2017.
Contract out for Preston link roads
A £110m contract is out for tender to deliver four miles of road linking Preston and Southern Fylde to the M55, as well as connecting new and existing housing areas in North West Preston.
