Cash found for A-road revamp but motorists hit out at junctions plans

Readers claim £77m project for A582 is a 'waste of money'

- by Post Reporter

The cash for a long-awaited revamp of the A582 between South Ribble and Preston has finally been found.

However, the overhaul - which will see key junctions on the route around Lostock Hall and Farington upgraded - is far cry from plans to turn the route into a dual carriageway from Lostock Lane through to the Broad Oak roundabout in Penwortham, as originally envisaged 12 years ago.