CONFIRMATION has been given of all of the road closures that will be in place for Creamfields.

The popular music festival is staged annually in Daresbury, attracting tens of thousands of revellers to the area.

To ensure the event goes ahead safely from tomorrow, Thursday, to Sunday, a number of roads close to the site will be closed.

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This is according to a Road Traffic Regulation Act notice published in advance by Warrington Borough Council.

Other measures include 20mph speed limits, prohibition of u-turns, clearways and footpath closures.

20mph speed limit restriction:

  • A56 Chester Road, from the borough boundary with Halton to its junctions with Old Chester Road and Runcorn Road
  • Daresbury Lane, from its junction with Warrington Road to the borough boundary with Halton

40mph speed limit restriction:

  • A56 Chester Road, from its junction with Runcorn Road to the borough boundary with Halton

Prohibition of driving:

  • Entire lengths of 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 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.
  • Hatton Footpath number one, from its junction with Warrington Road to the borough boundary with Halton
  • Walton Footpath number three, from its junction with Chester Road to the borough boundary with Halton
  • Walton Footpath number 3A. from Walton Footpath number three to the borough boundary with Halton.

The council says that the order will be effective from Thursday, August 22, for a week, as and when signed on site.

Access will be under the control of the relevant contractor for the duration of the restrictions.

Temporary diversion signs will be erected on site detailing the associated alternative routes for the duration of the restrictions.

The restrictions are required to facilitate the Creamfields Music Festival.