Work is set to begin on the next phase of a major town centre scheme, which includes building a new bus station.

Work on the Ormskirk Eastern Gateway will begin on Tuesday, with Moor Street pay and display car park closing from 5pm on Saturday April 16 to allow the site compound to be established and work on the new bus station to begin.

Initial work will focus on the construction of temporary bus stops with shelters on St Helen's Road which will be in use until the new bus station opens in late August.

During this time "no stopping except buses" will be in force at the temporary bus stops to ensure services can continue to operate safely.

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The existing bus station is due to be closed in early May to allow for its safe demolition and construction of the new one, with signs on site guiding passengers to the temporary shelters on St Helens Road.

The works on Moor Street will begin in July and will include a new mini roundabout to replace existing traffic signals at the St Helens Road junction, new kerbs and paving, road re-surfacing and tree planting.

This is due to be followed by further works on St Helens Road throughout November and December.

All of the work is due to be carried out by Eric Wright Civil Engineering.

Lancashire County Council has decided to schedule planned safety improvements and maintenance to Derby Street Railway Bridge for early 2023 to minimise the impact on traffic in the town centre while work is taking place on the Ormskirk Eastern Gateway scheme.

This scheme will involve strengthening the historic stone bridge, and widening the pavement to make it safer for pedestrians, which will involve reducing traffic over the bridge to a single lane.