Blackpool Council's roadworks on Queensway to create a new access road to the sports facilities have hit snags with the discovery of a collapsed drain at Division Lane. This is after delays caused by dealing with uncovering asbestos in the water main and extra electric cables that were not identified prior to the dig. Midgeland Road has re-opened to allow access for those who live on Division Lane now that this junction with Queensway is blocked off.
Blackpool Council have missed their target to have this work completed before the Blackpool Cup, a youth football tournament which will bring 350 teams and around 10,000 attendees, to the new site. As a result, roadworks on Queensway will be suspended for the Easter and May Day Bank Holiday weekends. The works will then recommence and are expected to be completed by the end of May. We are pressing for two way traffic lights to remain, rather than three way, which will ease traffic flow, plus weekend working to speed completion.
Further details can be found here:
https://blackpoolez.com/news/blackpool-cup-to-return-this-easter/
