An £18.5m project to open up a second entrance and provide greater access to Blackpool Enterprise Zone is set to get underway later this month.
The new road will connect Common Edge Road with Blackpool Business Park on Amy Johnson Way, as well as widening Common Edge Road and improving the junction at School Road.
The project will unlock 10.5 hectares of land, creating new development opportunities on the new Eastern Gateway. A range of land will be available for development from summer 2025.
George Cox & Sons will undertake the pre-construction, including converting the former Jepson Way changing rooms to be used as a site compound. This work will take place off the main road and won’t need any additional traffic management.
Construction of the new road is expected to follow shortly after. This will include additional lanes created on Common Edge to maintain two-way traffic while the new road and junction are built.
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