Sign up for the MyWigan newsletter for the biggest stories direct to your inbox A main road running through a village which has seen an 'unprecedented' level of housebuilding in recent years could be widened despite local opposition.
Plans to widen School Lane in Standish, using money raised from developers as part of the planning process, were put forward to the public earlier this year.
More than 1,000 people took part in a consultation by Wigan council about several schemes which the £6.6m of Section 106 money could be spent on. READ MORE: Widening road would create a 'motorway' through 'idyllic' village, residents say The majority of respondents said they were 'unhappy' with the proposal to widen School Lane, with around a third
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