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Roadworks in Wigan by area

Across the areas we cover there are 5 roadworks on now and 18 booked for the next month, and 5 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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5roadworks on nownot counting small pavement jobs
18coming upbooked for the next 30 days
5road closureson now or coming up
4closures 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: Ashton-in-Makerfield (12), Bryn (12) and Golborne (9). The middle Wigan area has 0, and 58 areas have none at all. Most road closures: Far Moor (4), Orrell (4) and Ashton-in-Makerfield (3).

Every area, ranked

1Ashton-in-MakerfieldWN412483
2BrynWN412483
3GolborneWA3936–
4Town GreenWN4743–
5LowtonWA3606–
6North AshtonWN45142
7Far MoorWN54044
8OrrellWN54044
9Mosley CommonM284042
10Lane HeadWA3404–
11Higher EndWN52022
12Hag FoldM462021
13ShevingtonWN61011
14AstleyM29101–
15AthertonM46101–
16Edge GreenWN4101–
17HindsfordM46101–
18PenningtonWN7110–
19TyldesleyM29101–

Roadworks on now or booked for the next 30 days within each area’s circle. Small pavement jobs aren’t counted (there are 3 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

Eskdale RoadA new connection to a building in the road and on the pavementBryn27 Oct to 30 OctSp Electricity North West
Shaw StreetA new connection to a building in the road and on the pavementBryn27 Oct to 30 OctSp Electricity North West
Sandbrook RoadRoad improvements in the roadFar Moor4 Nov to 6 NovLancashire County Council
Sandbrook RoadJunction with Lawns Lane to End of LCC adoptionFar Moor4 Nov to 6 NovLicensed 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.

Who is doing the digging

Sp Electricity North West730%
Cadent Gas730%
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council522%
United Utilities Water14%
Hutchison 3g14%
Lancashire County Council14%

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 Wigan 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 Wigan have the most roadworks?

Right now the areas with the most roadworks on or booked for the next month are Ashton-in-Makerfield (12), Bryn (12), Golborne (9), Town Green (7) and Lowton (6). The middle area has 0.

Which roads are closed in Wigan this week?

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

Who is doing the most roadworks in Wigan?

Of the 23 roadworks on now or coming up, the most are by Sp Electricity North West (7), Cadent Gas (7) and Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council (5). 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.