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Workington Conservative MP, Mark Jenkinson, welcomed the Governments brand new £3 billion bus strategy. CUMBRIA County Council will receive £1.5 million from the Department for Transport (DfT) to ‘boost’ local transport links in the area The funding, which is part of the Rural Mobility Fund initiative, will be used to deliver a trial pilot scheme of improved transport solutions for local residents in four key areas in Cumbria. Communities in and around Egremont, St Bees, Penrith, Ulverston and Wigton will be included in the first phase of the initiative in Cumbria. Cllr Keith Little, Cumbria County Council’s Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport, said: I am pleased to welcome this funding, and that the DfT recognises the importance of improved rural transport solutions in areas such as Cumbria.
MAJOR UPGRADES: The A66 close to Penrith. Picture: Google Streetview Highways England hope to complete the £1bn upgrade to the A66 in Cumbria before 2030, following indications from the Government that it backs an acceleration of the project. The A66 Northern Trans-Pennine Project proposes to convert the entire 50-mile stretch of the road from where it meets the M6 near Penrith to where it meets the A1M at Scotch Corner into duel carriageway. Briefing members of Cumbria County Council on the progress of the scheme yesterday, Highways England project director Brian Williams explained that the Government is supporting an acceleration of the project s delivery, which was not due to be complete until 2035.