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Roadworks in Rossendale by area

Across the areas we cover there are 2 roadworks on now and 13 booked for the next month, and 10 of them close the road. Here is every area ranked, the closures this week and next, and who is doing the digging.

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2roadworks on nownot counting small pavement jobs
13coming upbooked for the next 30 days
10road closureson now or coming up
6closures this week and next2 in the next 7 days

Darker means more roadworks. Tap an area for its page.

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Busiest right now: Hugh Mill (5), Waterfoot (5) and Bacup (4). The middle Rossendale area has 2, and 5 areas have none at all. Most road closures: Hugh Mill (4), Waterfoot (4) and Bacup (2).

Every area, ranked

1Hugh MillBB45234
2WaterfootBB45234
3BacupOL134042
4WhitworthOL124042
5NewchurchBB43212
6StubbinsBL02022
7RawtenstallBB4101–

Roadworks on now or booked for the next 30 days within each area’s circle. Small pavement jobs aren’t counted (there are 2 of those). Areas overlap, so one job can count in more than one area. Tap a column to sort.

Roads closing this week and next

Oakenshaw AvenueMoving pipes or cables in the road and on the pavementWhitworth27 Oct to 28 OctSp Electricity North West
Oakenshaw AvenueJunction of Market StreetWhitworth27 Oct to 28 OctLicensed by the council
Rakehead LaneWork on pipes or cables on the vergeHugh Mill28 Oct to 29 OctOpenreach
Rakehead LaneRAKEHEAD LANE - 384583, 421527Hugh Mill28 Oct to 29 OctLicensed by the council

4 road closures starting in the next 14 days, soonest first. Tap a road for the details. Dates are what was booked and can change.

Roads closed now

Bacup RoadRockface above carriagewayWaterfootTodayLicensed by the council
Bacup RoadPutting right earlier work in the road and on the verge (emergency)WaterfootUntil 22 NovLancashire County Council

2 road closures already under way, ending soonest first. Long closures are often for part of a road or part of the day.

Who is doing the digging

Sp Electricity North West427%
United Utilities Water213%
Openreach17%
Lancashire County Council17%
E S Pipelines17%
ESP Electricity17%

Roadworks on now or coming up across the areas we cover, by the company or council that booked them.

Where the figures come from

Roadworks and closures come from the Department for Transport’s Street Manager service, which every council and utility company in England uses to book works on the road. It is published once a month under the Open Government Licence, and the latest month we have is September 2026. We take the works the councils covering Rossendale publish, and count each area as a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page.

Dates are what was booked, and works often finish early or run late. Emergency repairs and works booked at short notice may not show until the next month. See our sources and their licences.

Roadworks in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Rossendale have the most roadworks?

Right now the areas with the most roadworks on or booked for the next month are Hugh Mill (5), Waterfoot (5), Bacup (4), Whitworth (4) and Newchurch (3). The middle area has 2.

Which roads are closed in Rossendale this week?

2 road closures are on now or starting in the next seven days across the areas we cover, including Bacup Road in Waterfoot and Bacup Road in Waterfoot. The full list is on this page.

Who is doing the most roadworks in Rossendale?

Of the 15 roadworks on now or coming up, the most are by Sp Electricity North West (4), United Utilities Water (2) and Openreach (1). Water, gas, phone and electricity companies need a permit to dig up the road, the same as the councils.

How up to date are the roadworks figures?

They come from the Department for Transport’s Street Manager service, which publishes every permit once a month; the latest month we have is September 2026. Works booked at short notice, and emergency repairs, may not show until the next month’s figures arrive.