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Darcy Lever roadworks set to go ahead to fix ‘wet road’
Roadworks are due to take place on Radcliffe Road, Darcy Lever from today, Tuesday (February 17) until Thursday (February 19) this week.
The roadworks will be in place as United Utilities undertake essential repair works at the junction of Radcliffe Road and Long Lane, Darcy Lever.
The works involve excavating both the footpath and sections of the road in order to repair a water main leak.
The location of the roadworks within Darcy Lever (Image: Google Maps)
Cllr David Meehan said: “I reported an issue here in early February and now it has been assessed by United Utilities.
“Please allow extra time for your journeys and take care when travelling through the area.
“United Utilities are going to do their best to minimise disruptions.
“Thank you for your patience while these necessary repairs are completed.
A set of temporary traffic lights will be in place to make sure traffic can continue to flow smoothly despite the works, but it is expected that there will be no diversions and bus routes will remain as normal.
The junction between Long Lane and Radcliffe Road where the roadworks are taking place (Image: Google Maps)
Both sections of the road will need to be excavated as well as the footpath.
The issue came to the attention of United Utilities after Cllr Meehan reported the leak to the council.
The council looked into the issue and decided it would be within the jurisdiction of United Utilities.
The works are considered to be ‘essential’ by United Utilities.
Cllr Meehan said: “It wasn’t gushing or anything, it was just a sort of wet road.”
The other end of Radcliffe Road was the site of roadworks in January, where emergency works had to be undertaken due to a collapsed culvert.
The work order has been issued for the dates of February 17 to February 19.
This, alongside works on Church Street, left residents concerned that two of the entrance roads into the small town were blocked.
These works ended up being completed ahead of schedule, however.