Bridge Over Puddled Water – Devonshire Road Bridge southbound closure for 15 weeks from 4th June

Rare photo of Devonshire Road Bridge with the street not totally submerged
Photo: © Google Maps

Essential work at Devonshire Road Bridge will start on Monday 4th June at 5am as Blackpool’s major bridges improvement programme moves into it’s final stages.

Devonshire Road Bridge is the last bridge in a significant programme of investment which has seen a number of the town’s key bridges modernised as part of a £11.3m project to ensure they remain safe in the future. Refurbishment work at Devonshire Road Bridge will involve repairing supporting steel beams that have corroded over time so that the bridge will stay open for years to come.

The footway will be resurfaced and cleaning and cladding of brickwork under the bridge will also take place to provide a cleaner, brighter bridge for all. While the work is being undertaken Devonshire Road will be closed to southbound traffic between Claremont Road and Mansfield Road from Monday 4th June at 5am. The works are expected to last for 15 weeks (weather permitting). The works are not expected to affect the trains.

To help traffic flow road users travelling southbound will be diverted along Warbreck Hill Road, Plymouth Road, Poulton Road, Westcliffe Drive and Talbot Road. (See attached map). Pedestrian access to the bridge will be maintained at all times and businesses on Devonshire Road will be open as usual.

Cllr Fred Jackson, Blackpool Council Cabinet Member for Highways, said ‘It is essential that this work is undertaken to keep key bridge access open to road users travelling into and around Blackpool whether it be to work, shop or enjoy our many fabulous attractions. All of this work and other investment around the town is focussed on making Blackpool better so we ask residents and commuters to bear with us as we progress towards that goal.’

Funding for the Blackpool bridge improvement programme is made up of contributions from Blackpool Council, the Department for Transport and the Lancashire Enterprise Partnership.

For more information on the works and to keep up-to-date with the bridges improvement programme visit www.blackpool.gov.uk/Bridges.