MOTORISTS are being warned of road closures that will be in place as works start to decommission a 100-year-old cattle creep.

Located approximately 600m west of Windle Island, Windle Farm Cattle Creep is a small, field-to-field access for farm animals which has not been in use for many years.

St Helens Council says "that it is reaching the end of its service life".

The council has consulted with ecologists and will be providing a 'fauna tunnel' to ensure the safety of small animals, such as hedgehogs, who may use the structure to get across the road.

For the continued safety of the highway network, work will be carried out from lane one of the East Lancs Road to fill the structure with foamed concrete from road level via holes drilled through the top of the structure.

Road and lane closures

This will require a mixture of day and night road and lane closures on the East Lancs on the dates listed below:

• 10pm, 17 March - 5am, 18 March: Eastbound road closure from A5208 Coopers Lane to A570 Rainford Bypass

• 18-20 March: Eastbound lane 1 closure 430m of A580 between Houghtons Lane and A570 Rainford Bypass

• 10pm, 2 April - 5am, 3 April: Westbound road closure from A5208 Coopers Lane to A570 Rainford Bypass

• 3-20 April: Westbound lane 1 closure 430m of A580 between Houghtons Lane and A570 Rainford Bypass

• 10pm, 20 April - 5m, 21 April: Full road closure from A5208 Coopers Lane to A570 Rainford Bypass

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