Lake District road closed by major landslip to reopen this week
An important Lake District road closed by a major landslip will reopen on Friday, Westmorland & Furness Council have announced. The stretch of the A592 at High Kingate – halfway between Troutbeck and the Kirkstone Inn, just before the start of the Kirkstone Pass – was closed after the incident in November, says Cumbria Crack. […]
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 […]
Westmorland and Furness get highways and transport improvement programme under way
Westmorland and Furness Council has earmarked £32m for highways improvements in 2026. The authority says that last year’s highways programme saw around 25,000 potholes fixed across Westmorland and Furness and this year’s schemes will include more permanent pothole repairs, as well as full resurfacing schemes and surface dressing treatments to lengthen the life of other […]