Cumbria County Council are reminding residents and businesses about the next phase of the Department for Transport (DfT) ‘Safer Roads Project’, which will start on Monday 13 February on Kirkstone Pass.
The project will focus on a 6.8km section of the A592 between Brothers Water on the northern end and Hird Wood on the southern end.
This road will remain open for most of the time, as the work will be coordinated by traffic lights. However, there will be periods when the road will need to be closed. To complete the road closures as quickly as possible, our contractor, Metcalfe Plant Hire Ltd, will work every day, including weekends.
Repairs to the drainage system at Brothers Water are scheduled to start on 13 February, using a traffic light system.
The first planned closure is scheduled for Monday 6 March to Friday 31 March, weather permitting. This will be between Brothers Water and the Kirkstone Inn. The Kirkstone Inn will remain accessible throughout this closure period via Windermere or Ambleside. Sykside Campsite and Brotherswater Inn will remain accessible throughout the closures via Glenridding.
Additional road closures will then take place on the following dates, weather permitting. More information on road diversions will be available nearer the time of each closure:
- 5 June 2023 to install the first part of the safety crash barriers – a four-week closure
- 11 September 2023 to carry out resurfacing - over a two-week closure
- 1 March 2024 to finalise the resurfacing – a three-week closure
Throughout the work local businesses will be open as usual, however please allow extra time if you need to follow the diversion route.
For more information and to see the next phases, please visit the Safer Roads website.
Cumbria County Council would like to thank the community for their continued support and patience while they improve the highway network. Please accept the county councils apologies for any inconvenience caused by these improvements.
Cllr Keith Little, Cumbria County Council Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport, said:
“I want to thank the local community and businesses for their support and patience, while we make these road safety improvements.
“We realise that these works will cause some disruption for the community, businesses and commuters, but they are necessary to improve the safety of the A592 route.
“In addition to improving the condition of the road, the planned works will increase reliability and overall resilience of the route, and will make it safer, especially during winter.”