Plans, projects and improvements

The asset management strategy, our annual maintenance and road surface dressing programme, replacing gas pipes, Carlisle Southern Link Road (CSLR), Network North funding.

Annual road maintenance and improvement programme

Every year we plan what maintenance work we will do. This is known as our capital programme.

This involves repairing and maintaining a network of:

  • roads
  • pavements and cycleways
  • lighting
  • gullies
  • structures including bridges
  • pedestrian crossings
  • traffic signals

Maintenance work for 2025 to 2026

Details of maintenance work over £5,000.

Resilient road network

Carriageway resurfacing

North District

Road B6413

  • Scheme name: Bank / Post Office to Junction A6071

Road B6318

  • Scheme name: Lymeholmeford, Houghton and Irthington
  • Sheme name: Junction XRDS - Kirkcambeck to XRDS B6318/U1042
  • Scheme name: Junction C1013 Nickie's Hill to Junction XRDS - Kirkcambeck/B

Road B5299

  • Scheme name: Cummersdale Road to Dunmail Drive

Road B5307

  • Scheme name: Thurstonfield, district boundary to C1021 to Thurstonfield to A689 Roundabout
  • Scheme name: Burgh Road to Church Street RBT

Central District

Road B5305

  • Scheme name: School Gate to South End

Road B5302

  • Scheme name: JN RHS Moor Row to Hunters Cottage
  • Scheme name: Hunters Cottage to XRDS Stank Br
  • Scheme name: JN LHS before Solway Street (Petteril Street) to Criffel S
  • Scheme name: JN RHS Moor Row to Hunters Cottage

Road B5307

  • Scheme name: JN RHS Abbey Farm to T JN Maryhale, U2201
  • Scheme name: Fingland to Kirkbampton Phase 2

Road B5301

  • Scheme name: Aekleby Phase 2

Road A591

  • Scheme name: Millbeck, Bassenthwaite
  • Scheme name: Skiddaw Service Station - Bassenthwaite to Bassenthwaite Near Kilnhill
  • Scheme name: From GT Crosthwaite Roundabout A66(T)

South District

Road A595

  • Scheme name: Gateside to Beckside Bridge, Millom Without

Carriageway reconstruction

South District

Road B5345

  • Scheme name: Karenville to Junction North Rising How, Egremont North and St Bees
  • Scheme name: Meadow Road to Irish Street, Kells and Sandwith

Non-resilient road network

Carriageway resurfacing

All Districts

Various roads

  • Scheme name: Highways maintenance schemes

North District

Road B6263

  • Scheme name: Junction C1040 Cumwhinton Nursery to Junction U1185 NR Wethe, Longtown

Road C1025

  • Scheme name: C1004 Junction to boundary at Hershope BR, Longtown

Road C1007

  • Scheme name: Junction near Forest Lodge to Bridge over Kershope Burn, Longtown
  • Scheme name: Forest Lodge to border

Road C1009

  • Scheme name: Junction Fork Down by Rigg to Junction at Argyll House, Longtown

Road C1003

  • Scheme name: Swan/Mary Street, High Street to Junction opposite Lochinvar Close, Longtown

Central District

Road B5289

  • Scheme name: Brackenwaite
  • Scheme name: U2208 to B5292

Road B5291

  • Scheme name: Dubwath to Castle Inn

Road B5299

  • Scheme name: JN LHS Faulds to Caldbeck JN RHS C2055
  • Scheme name: JN LHS 

Road C2023

  • Scheme name: XRDS Oughterside to A596 Prospect

Road B5300

  • Scheme name: Oldkiln to East End Farm C2015

Road B5322

  • Scheme name: Legburthwaite to Wanthwaite

South District

Road C4027 - Specialist surfacing (Miles Macadam via LCRIG)

  • Scheme name: Newbiggin to Monk Moors (Tidal Area), Millom Without

Road C4001

  • Scheme name: Lowca Village, Howgate

Structural patching

South District

Road C4018 - Surfacing

  • Scheme name: Greendale Junction to Wasdale Head, Gosforth (Binder patching and overlays)
  • Scheme name: Junction Wasdale Road to Junction Wellington, Gosforth (Inlay patching)

Road C4019 - Surfacing

  • Scheme name: Bengarth to Greendale, Gosforth (Binder patching and overlays)

Road C4028 - Inlay patching

  • Scheme name: Junction near Ulpha to Westmorland boundary

Road C4004

  • Scheme name: Cold Fell (Lanefoot to Calderbridge), Gosforth

Road C4006

  • Scheme name: Moresby Parks to Boonwood Farm, Howgate

Footways

Footway resurfacing

All Districts

Various roads

  • Scheme name: Footway maintenance schemes

Footway reconstruction

Central District

Resurface bitmac footway and renew kerbs:

Road A591

  • Scheme name: Dale Bottom to Keswick Phase 1

Road U2250

  • Scheme name: Solway Street, Silloth Phase 2

Road U2381

  • Scheme name: Limetree Crescent, Cockermouth

Road C2007

  • Scheme name: Great Broughton to Broughton Moor Phase 1

Road U2316

  • Scheme name: Kirklea Phase 3/4

Road U2288

  • Scheme name: Garborough Close, Crosby Phase 2

Lift and replace flags:

  • Scheme name: Kings Head Courtyard, Keswick

Drainage

Drainage works

All Districts

Various roads

  • Scheme name: Drainage maintenance schemes

North District

Road A595

  • Scheme name: Sainsburys bus stop, Castle (standing water in the bus stop)

Road 1095

  • Scheme name: Old Wall, Houghton and Irthington (investigate and possibly renew pipe/soakaway)

Road C1011 101

  • Scheme name: Barclose, Houghton and Irthington (water standing on the gully. Needs a dig in the verge to find blockage and replace)

Road C1012 202

  • Scheme name: 158 Houghton Road, Houghton and Irthington (replace damaged system)

Road C1036

  • Scheme name: Blackwell Road and Ridley Road Junction, Upperby (investigate and repair gully on corner)

Road U150

  • Scheme name: Boreland Avenue, Botcherby (3 locations of damaged drain, to investigate CCTV to confirm locations)

Road U1292

  • Scheme name: Hawksdale, Dalston and Burgh (install new system)

Road U1113 104

  • Scheme name: Monkhill Church, Dalston and Burgh (dig in and replace blockage, hardening of verge, connect from blockage to 2023 scheme)

Road C2042 201

  • Burgh Road footbridge, Dalston and Burgh (replace footbridge with culvert)

Central District

Road A591

  • Scheme name: Thirlmere drainage channels (Phase 2)

Road B5299

  • Scheme name: Snowhill to Mealsgate (drainage repairs)