Cumbria: Another step forward for Connected Town

Improvement plans for Cleator Moor, Cumbria, have moved forward with the submission of a planning application. Connected Town, part of the Cleator Town Deal, encourages more walking and cycling in and around Cleator Moor, improving accessibility and also enhancing gateways into the town. The project will better connect Cleator Moor to employment, education and health provision […]
More Jenoptik average speed cameras for major A roads in Cumbria and Lancashire

The A590 and A66 in Cumbria and the A585 in Lancashire are to get improvements designed to cut road traffic collisions as National Highways works to reduce killed and seriously injured casualty figures. Work on the first of the three projects – which all feature the installation of new Jenoptik average safety cameras and associated […]
A66 campaigners lose legal challenge

A campaign group has failed in an attempt to bring a High Court legal challenge over the government’s approval of a plan to dual the A66. The BBC reports that the Transport Action Network asked the court for approval to challenge the then-transport secretary’s decision from March to allow the dualling of an 18-mile (29km) […]
Lake District: A66 bridge in line for £350,000 overhaul

A £350,000 project to futureproof a 50-year old bridge on the A66 between Keswick and Threlkeld in Cumbria will get underway next month. The bridge carries the road over the River Greta just west of Threlkeld village. The two-week project by National Highways will start on Sunday September 15 and is due to be completed […]
BakerHicks Earns Place on Cumbria County Council Professional Services Framework

The multi-disciplinary design, engineering and project delivery company BakerHicks has been appointed to the Cumbria County Council Professional Services Framework 4 which will run for four years. The Framework aims to establish a sustainable consultancy supply chain to help deliver the Council’s future capital works programme. This includes the development of highways, property and public […]
National Highways may have to reverse infilling of historic railway bridge

National Highways may have to restore a railway bridge to its former state after applying for retrospective planning permission to infill it with concrete. The Guardian reports that the decision to bury the bridge arch at Great Musgrave in Cumbria is facing hundreds of objections a week in a move which has been condemned as […]
Cumbria’s transport network improvement plans are launched

Cumbria County Council is to publish its Transport Infrastructure Plan (CTIP) 2022 – 2037. The CTIP was developed by the council and Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership (CLEP) and describes the role of transportation and connectivity in supporting sustainable and inclusive growth in Cumbria. The plan outlines a vision for improving transport and infrastructure in Cumbria […]
MPs unite to address road safety issues

Two of South Cumbria’s MPs have joined a meeting with National Highways to discuss how to make the A590 through the county safer. Cumbrian local newspaper The Mail reports how former Lib Dem leader Tim Farron and Conservative backbencher Simon Fell attended the Cumbria Better Connected meeting to discuss ideas such as introducing average speed […]