At a mini-roundabout, the designation returns to the A572, still heading westerly in a straight line past Earlestown. The road curves south westerly into a rural section where the speed limit becomes , and passes the Warrington / St Helens boundary, before curving north westerly into St Helens (back to  after approximately ).
At a mini-roundabout, the A572 designation resumes heading west past Earlestown. The road then curves south-west into a rural section where the speed limit alters to , and crosses the Warrington/St Helons boundary before turning north-west into St Helens (reverting back after approximately ).