A49 Wigan

A49 Goose Green to Westwood Park Link Road, Wigan

Client: Wigan Council
Contract value:
£16.7m
Contract date:
2018 - 2020
Capabilities:
Highways Highways project 2024

A design and build project of a new dual carriageway with a series of structures that links the existing A49 Warrington roundabout to the B5238 Poolstock Lane / Westwood Road junction.

Works included:

  • The construction of 2.2km of new dual carriageway
  • Construction of four new integral bridges, ranging from 15m to 36m spans
  • Remedial works to an existing brick arch structure
  • Improvements at Poolstock, Chapel Lane, Westwood Way junction, and Westwood Road
  • Modifications to traffic signal controls designed in conjunction with Urban Traffic Control (UTC) and above ground traffic signals installed by UTC Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM)
  • Tie in at Westwood Way roundabout and access for a future Flashes visitor centre
  • Construction of Westwood Way roundabout with a spur for access to a development site
  • Tie in at the existing Warrington Road A49 roundabout
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