A49 Goose Green to Westwood Park Link Road, Wigan

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