A NUMBER of restrictions have been planned for roads in south Warrington close to the border with Halton.

It comes ahead of the return of Creamfields music festival, which is due to take place in Daresbury from August 24 to 27.

In order to allow festivalgoers to attend safely, a series of measures have been imposed by Warrington Borough Council.

These include temporary speed limits, prohibitions of driving and footpath closures, and they are set to come into effect from Thursday for a week.

Warrington Guardian:

20mph speed limit restriction:

  • A56 Chester Road, from the borough boundary with Halton to its junctions with Old Chester Road and Runcorn Road.

30mph speed limit restriction:

  • Daresbury Lane, from its junction with Warrington Road to the borough boundary with Halton.

Prohibition of Driving:

  • Entire lengths of road: Hatton Lane, Underbridge Lane and Warrington Road
  • Daresbury Lane, from its junction with Warrington Road to the borough boundary with Halton
  • Hobb Lane, from its junction with the A56 Chester Road to the borough boundary with Halton
  • Holly Hedge Lane, from its junction with the A56 Chester Road to its junction with Runcorn Road
  • Old Chester Road, from its northerly junction with the A56 Chester Road to its junction with Walton Lea Road
  • Park Lane, from its junction with the A56 Chester Road to its junction with Warrington Road

Prohibition of U-turn:

  • Chester Road: To prohibit all vehicles proceeding in either direction on Chester Road between the borough boundary with Halton to its junctions with Old Chester Road and Runcorn Road from making a U-turn so as to proceed in the opposite direction as the case may be.

Clearway:

  • Entire lengths of road: Hatton Lane; Holly Hedge Lane, Pillmoss Lane, Underbridge Lane and Warrington Road
  • Daresbury Lane, from its junction with Warrington Road to the borough boundary with Halton
  • Hobb Lane, from its junction with the A56 Chester Road to the Borough Boundary with Halton
  • Park Lane, from its junction with the A56 Chester Road to its junction with Warrington Road
  • Runcorn Road, from its junction with the A56 Chester Road to its junction with Hobb Lane

Footpath Closure:

  • Hatton Footpath Number 12, from its junction with Hatton Lane to its junction with Gosling Close