In recent days problems on Blackpool Road have left motorists stuck for hours in jams – making only usually five or 10 minute journeys. But the traffic woes are nothing new, as can be seen in this set of images showing the once accident blackspot of Black Bull Lane in Fulwood. Radical plans were put in place to try and ease the issues but the area is still beset by heavy traffic to this day. READ MORE: Fulwood through the years. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Broadgate under the spotlight. MORE MEMORIES: Walk through Moor Park of yesteryear
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1. A6 traffic woes
Heavy traffic on Garstang Road, heading towards the Black Bull Lane junction and further afield into Preston. The cause of this particular headache was the introduction of measures along the A6 meant to improve safety and ease congestion in 1994 Photo: Archive
2. A6 traffic woes
The notorious junction of Fulwood's Garstang Road and Black Bull Lane choked with traffic back in 1994 Photo: Archive
3. A6 traffic woes
The large number of HGVs travelling along Garstang Road, which passed through the junction at Black Bull Lane, heading to and from the motorway nearby Photo: Archive
4. A6 traffic woes
At the height of the traffic chaos on Garstang Road in Preston, highway chiefs were criticised for creating a further nightmare with their alterations and urgent measures were required to halt more problems Photo: Archive