Day 3 of Penwortham Bypass sees further rush hour congestion and delays
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Following yesterday's chaos, Preston-bound commuters are battling further congestion during this morning's rush hour.
From around 7am this morning, traffic has been queuing on Golden Way in Penwortham, with the new bypass gridlocked.
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Hide AdPictures taken from Cop Lane, looking back towards the new bypass, shows the bypass struggling under the demands of rush hour traffic.
Traffic analytics reveal that traffic is much heavier than normal on A582 Penwortham Way/Golden Way, northbound between B5253 Flensburg Way (Tank Roundabout, Farington Moss) and A59 Leyland Road (Penwortham).
There is also extra traffic diverting around the A59 Liverpool Road closure, with traffic at a standstill on the flyover.
Yesterday, hundreds of people took to social media to blast the planners of the new £17.5 million Penwortham Bypass.
More to follow...