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Lancashire County Council has signalled its commitment to tackling the potholes menace head-on with a further investment of £5m in the county's roads.

Bus service improvements totalling £8.5m, including a discounted fare scheme for 16-21-year-olds and £1 adult fares on Sunday, are set to be introduced in Lancashire.

Bus operators have praised a new bus gate set to be introduced in Preston city centre later this month, declaring that it will "significantly improve" bus services in the area.

Lancashire County Council is asking people to leave more time for their journeys due to work starting next week to improve the pedestrian crossing outside Royal Preston Hospital.

A drop-in session will take place in Clitheroe next week offering residents and businesses a sneak preview of exciting plans for a £600,000 revamp of Castle Street.

For those of you following the story about the announcement from the Department for Transport of £38m new funding for safer roads across England, here is some more information about the proposed schemes in Lancashire.

A much-needed, cross border bus service is set to return to the Ribble Valley.

Residents of Burnley are being invited to find out about a draft masterplan to make the town more accessible and vibrant for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists.

Preston's first bee-friendly bus shelter will be coming into bloom as the weather warms up over the coming weeks.

New aerial photos show the final stages of construction of the M55 to Heyhouses Link Road are well advanced, however prolonged wet weather has hampered progress and it is now scheduled to open in June 2024.

The final design has been unveiled for a new structure that will replace the former Old Tram Bridge over the River Ribble linking Preston city centre and South Ribble.  

New plans to improve journeys on the A582 in South Ribble and provide better provisions for buses, walking and cycling were discussed at Lancashire County Council's Cabinet on Thursday 7 March.