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- Temporary Road Closure Tennyson Avenue 26th-30th January 2026
LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
(TENNYSON AVENUE, READ, RIBBLE VALLEY)
(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF THROUGH TRAFFIC) ORDER 2025
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Lancashire County Council intend to make an Order under Section 14(1) (a) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended, the effect of which will be to temporarily prohibit traffic on the roads set out in this notice.
- No person shall cause any motor vehicle to proceed over that length of Tennyson Avenue, Read from its junction with George Lane to its junction with Church Street.
- Nothing in this order shall apply to persons engaged in the carrying out of the works.
- The prohibition will be operative from 0800 hours on 26th January 2026 until 1700 hours on 30th January 2026 or until completion of the works within this period.
- Vehicular access for residents will be maintained whenever and wherever possible. Pedestrian access to properties will always be maintained. Access for emergency services will be maintained.
- An alternative route for vehicular traffic affected by the closure is via: –
George Lane – Whalley Road – Church Street
The temporary prohibition is necessary to allow Network Plus on behalf of Electricity North West to carry out essential works on their assets.
Authority given for this Order to be made:
Amanda Meldrum,
Streetworks Team Leader
Highways Network Management
Highways and Transport
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[Ref: HRiT/64926/KF]