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7:09 AM 7th September 2020
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M55 Closed At Blackpool Until Around Midday

 
The M55 near Blackpool will remain closed through this morning’s rush hour following an earlier incident.

An incident involving a van and a motorcycle took place at 9.10pm yesterday (Sunday 6 September), which resulted in the closure of the motorway between junctions 1 and 3 in both directions.

Emergency services and Highways England traffic officers attended, though daylight is required for further work, meaning the M55 is expected to remain closed until around midday today.

Drivers taking the M55 westbound are diverted off at junction1 to follow the solid black circle, joining the A6 southbound, then the A5085 westbound, then the A583 towards Kirkham, then the third exit at the roundabout to take the A585, then return to the M55 at junction 3. Drivers heading eastbound follow the hollow black square diversion to take this route in reverse.

To keep up to date with the latest information on this incident, visit https://highwaysengland.co.uk/travel-updates/ or follow @HighwaysNWest on Twitter.