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Widnes #2677 Pro
This single-stage route covers 7.9 miles in 32 minutes through Ditton, Kingsway Estate, Newtown, Lugsdale, Victoria Park and Appleton, with speed limits of 20, 30, 40 and 70 mph. It is one of the shorter routes of the 18 from this centre by distance, yet it has more traffic lights than most of the others.
Watch Out For
- 16 traffic lights, so plan your stopping early on each approach.
- 4 roundabouts: give way to the right and signal left on exit, including the Waterfront Roundabout.
Route Features
- 7 left turns and 8 right turns, with the route running along Kingsway and the A557.
- Further out it reaches Derby Road, where you should check the posted limit carefully as the speed changes.
Test Manoeuvres
- Pull up on the left near Ditchfield Road, then move off again after checking mirrors and blind spot.
Key Tips
- Watch for each limit change between 20 and 70 mph and adjust your speed promptly.
Step-by-Step Directions (1 stage)
| 1 | Drive north on Everite Road. | 45 yd | |
| 2 | Turn right onto Ditchfield Road. | 573 yd | |
| 3 | Turn left onto Hale Road. | 369 yd | |
| 4 | Turn right onto Dundalk Road. | 1380 yd | |
| 5 | Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Lowerhouse Lane. | 4 yd | |
| 6 | Exit the roundabout onto Lowerhouse Lane. | 292 yd | |
| 7 | Turn right onto Milton Road. | 502 yd | |
| 8 | Turn right onto Kingsway/B5419. | 12 yd | |
| 9 | Enter Kingsway Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Victoria Road. | 4 yd | |
| 10 | Exit the roundabout onto Victoria Road. | 170 yd | |
| 11 | Turn right onto Lugsdale Road. | 745 yd | |
| 12 | Enter Lugsdale Road Roudabout and take the 4th exit onto Green Oaks Way. | 103 yd | |
| 13 | Exit the roundabout onto Green Oaks Way. | 102 yd | |
| 14 | Enter Waterfront Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A557/Watkinson Way. | 35 yd | |
| 15 | Exit the roundabout onto A557/Watkinson Way. | 124 yd | |
| 16 | Take the Lunts Heath Interchange exit. | 515 yd | |
| 17 | Bear left onto Derby Road. | 752 yd | |
| 18 | Turn left onto Peelhouse Lane. | 106 yd | |
| 19 | Turn right onto Lancaster Road. | 30 yd | |
| 20 | Turn left onto Birchfield Road/B5419. Continue on B5419. | 913 yd | |
| 21 | Turn right onto Leigh Avenue/B5178. Continue on B5178. | 1.4 mi | |
| 22 | Turn left onto Royal Avenue. | 484 yd | |
| 23 | Turn left onto Coronet Way. | 250 yd | |
| 24 | Turn right onto Coronation Drive. | 231 yd | |
| 25 | Turn left onto Ditchfield Road. | 50 yd |
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