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A506: The Regional Road

The problems possessed by the routing of the A577 through Upholland and Old Skelmersdale - being a twisty and steep road - meant the need for a by-pass around the area. In the "Road Plan for Lancashire" of 1949, Lancashire County Council published the proposal for "Route 215", a grade separated by-pass to the area, and the proposed Skelmersdale New Town. The original proposal did not take the proposed North-South route (the M6) into account, this was added on to provide a direct link to the motorway.

The Skelmersdale Relief Road was the first part of the proposed Aintree to Wigan Motorway, the A506 to be upgraded to full motorway status after the completion of the route to Aintree.

Further details on this road can be found on the Lancashire County Council website.

This map shows the road when opened in 1968.

		west
		A570 Ormskirk, Southport
	A570 St Helens		B5240 Burscough
			B5312 Skelmersdale
	Gillibrands Industrial Estate		A5068 Skelmersdale	Glenburn Roundabout
	Pimbo Ind Est (W) Pimbo Ind Est (E)		A577 Upholland	Upholland Crossroads
		PROJECTED EXTENTION TO M6
		east

This map shows the road upon the opening of the extension to the M6 on 1st October 1970.

		west
		A570 Ormskirk, Southport
	A570 St Helens		B5240 Burscough
			B5312 Skelmersdale
	Gillibrands Industrial Estate		A5068 Skelmersdale	Glenburn Roundabout
	Pimbo Ind Est (W) Pimbo Ind Est (E)		A577 Upholland	Upholland Crossroads
			A577 Upholland
26. (M6)	M6 THE SOUTH, Birmingham		M6 THE NORTH, Preston	Orrell Interchange
			A577 Wigan
		east

This map shows the road upon the road being dualled for most of its length in 1973.

		west
		A570 Ormskirk, Southport
	A570 St Helens		B5240 Burscough
			B5312 Skelmersdale
	M58 PROJECTED		PROJECTED
	Gillibrands Industrial Estate		A5068 Skelmersdale	Glenburn Interchange
	Pimbo Ind Est (W) Pimbo Ind Est (E)		A577 Upholland	Upholland Interchange
			A577 Upholland
26. (M6)	M6 THE SOUTH, Birmingham		M6 THE NORTH, Preston	Orrell Interchange
			A577 Wigan
		east

Upgrade to M58 in 1977:

		west
		A570 Ormskirk, Southport
	A570 St Helens		B5240 Burscough
3.	temporary M58 terminus >>		B5312 Skelmersdale
	M58 PROJECTED		PROJECTED
4.	Gillibrands Industrial Estate		A5068 Skelmersdale	Glenburn Interchange
5.	Pimbo Ind Est (W) Pimbo Ind Est (E)		A577 Upholland	Upholland Interchange
			A577 Upholland
26. (M6)	M6 THE SOUTH, Birmingham		M6 THE NORTH, Preston	Orrell Interchange
			A577 Wigan
		east

The M58 extension to Aintree opened in 1980, with the temporary terminus closed. The link to the B5192 became unclassified, with the unclassified road to the north opening. The B5192 later became B5312.

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