CSLR project overview
The Carlisle Southern Link Road will connect Junction 42 of the M6 with the A595 to the west. The route will include new junctions linking existing radial routes into Carlisle and the Garden Village.
The route will include bridges over two main railway lines and the Caldew and Petteril rivers, a network of footways and cycleways and an extensive programme of landscaping and environmental mitigation.
The 8km long road will provide vital infrastructure to relieve congestion in Carlisle and provide the access and network capacity to enable the successful and accelerated delivery of St Cuthbert's Garden Village.
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Timescales
The project timeline saw construction work commencing on site in June 2023 and is due to be complete in Summer 2025.
Cost and funding
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has granted £212 million towards the project. In addition, Cumberland Council has committed to making a contribution of £13.4 million which includes £3.4 million from the future sale of Council owned land for the future development of St Cuthberts Garden Village.
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