New £600,000 cycle path opens in Cumbria

A new £600,000 cycle path has been built in a coastal village in Cumbria to improve accessibility and safety. The off-road path in Lowca, near Whitehaven, is part of Hadrian’s Cycleway connecting Cumbria and north-east England, reports the BBC. National Highways, which provided the funding, said the off-road path alongside Foundry Road and High Lowca […]

Potholes: Westmorland and Furness to spend £3.4 million on 60 Cumbrian roads

Work on a £3.4 million scheme aiming to reduce potholes on 60 roads in Cumbria has started. Westmorland and Furness Council is investing in the surface dressing programme, managed by Kiely Bros, that will see 60 roads – around 67 miles – sealed with a preventative treatment to improve the road surface and delay potholes […]

Four sets of roadworks planned for same road in Cumbria

Four sets of roadworks on a 10-mile stretch of road in Cumbria are expected to bring disruption to motorists over four months. Westmorland and Furness Council will start work on the A684 between Sedbergh and Garsdale Head on Monday 22 June. According to the BBC the schemes will look at rebuilding collapsed retaining walls and […]

Cumbria: M6 bridge works to be reviewed

Plans to carry out extensive repairs to bridges on the M6 in Cumbria will be reviewed, after residents warned the works would cause severe disruption. National Highways told ITV that it will open a public consultation on the project and will try to find ways to reduce the impact on locals. The eight bridges over the Lune Gorge near […]