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Major maintenance to vital north Lancs road link is finished

Lancashire County Council has completed a major improvement project to a road near Carnforth which was once one of the UK's shortest motorways. 

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Get ready for new bus links in central Lancashire

Better bus links in Preston, Chorley and South Ribble will be starting this month. 

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AI-driven traffic management tool is being trialled in Preston to improve bus journeys

An innovative new traffic management tool that aims to improve reliability for buses in real time through the power of AI is being trialled in Preston.

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A582 plans submitted to improve journeys in South Ribble

A key milestone has been reached in plans to deliver improvements to journeys on the A582 in Preston and South Ribble.

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Calls for bus fares to return to £2 a trip

Calls have been made for bus fares to be reduced back to £2 a trip, at today's Full Council meeting.

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Councillors sign off on plans to invest £61m on roads and other highways infrastructure

Plans to invest more than £61 million to improve Lancashire's highways infrastructure over the next year have been approved.

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Council to be boosted with more than £27.1m for bus improvements

Lancashire County Council has secured one of the largest sums of any local authority as part of a national £1billion Bus Grant funding boost, which aims to improve and develop bus services.

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Second stage of work to upgrade traffic signals in Preston is due to start soon

The second stage of a scheme to replace traffic lights at key junctions in Preston is set to begin on 2 March.

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Councillors to consider potential improvements at train stations in Chorley area

A host of improvements to boost sustainable travel and increase connectivity by rail to Manchester and Preston and elsewhere in the region could be in the pipeline for five train stations in and around Chorley.

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New diversions in place as work continues to repair damaged road following landslip

New diversion routes have been agreed and put in place in East Lancashire following the partial collapse of a B road in Oswaldtwistle.

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From Lancashire with love: council highways surprise florist by waiving street works in time for Valentine's Day

Fears that loved up couples would be dissuaded from buying impromptu Valentine's Day gifts due to roadworks in one Lancashire village have been allayed.

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Cabinet to discuss changes to NoWcard and Young Person's Transport schemes

Proposals to remove an additional discount available to some NoWcard bus pass holders will be discussed this week.