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 reverts to its original path heading west past Earlestown. The road then changes direction south-west into a rural area where the speed limit is adjusted to , and crosses the Warrington/St Helens boundary before turning north-west into St Helens (reverting back after approximately ).