WORK is set to begin on a multimillion pound project that could be crucial to the region s economy, but which will also cause road closures. The £7.5 million scheme is intended to connect the new Salesbury Enterprise Zone with the county s electrical grid and will involve creating a new 33,000-volt substation and laying more than 22 kilometres of underground cables, with work starting on Monday February 8 2021. However, to ensure engineers can carry out work safely, Electricity North West will have a series of road closures and temporary traffic lights in place on Phillips Road, Blackburn, Preston New Road, Yew Tree Drive, Ramsgreave Drive, Brownhill Drive and Whitebirk Drive.