Investing in our roads
Our economy is growing and it’s important that we have the right connections in place to support this growth. With more traffic on our roads than ever before, we need to improve our connectivity across the borough so local people have access to jobs and opportunities.
We also want to alleviate traffic on some of the borough’s busiest routes, reduce congestion and improve journey times for local people.
Wigan-Hindley link road
The proposed Wigan-Hindley link road would connect the A49 Westwood Way to the west, with the A577 Manchester Road and the A58 Liverpool Road to the east.
It will aim to remove through traffic from Wigan town centre and the A577 between Wigan and Hindley.
M58 link road
The M58 link road will alleviate traffic on Ormskirk Road (A577) which is one of Wigan borough’s busiest routes. The new road is an extension of the existing Leopold Street.
The plans are still in the early stages and there are lots of steps to go through before work can start. With that in mind, it's estimated work will begin on site in 2020 and the road completed in 2021.