A COUNCILLOR has welcomed plans to transform cycling and walking infrastructure in Kendal. Councillor Jon Owen’s comments came after Cumbria County Council launched a consultation asking for people’s feedback to help shape new plans which aim to improve the town’s infrastructure for cyclists and pedestrians. The Kendal town councillor, who is also a South Lakeland District Council councillor for Kendal North, revealed that Kendal was knocked out of the running for The Sunday’s Times’ Best Places to live due to a ‘confusing gyratory system’. Kendal- alongside Barrow and Carlisle- is one of the first to undergo consultation for the Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans.
A £2.5 million scheme to transform a town gateway has been completed. The traffic lights at Bransty Row junction in Whitehaven have now been switched on, marking the end of Cumbria County Council’s project. The work has been designed to ease congestion and improve road safety with a clearer road layout for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians. Councillor Keith Little, the council s cabinet member for highways, said: “This scheme has transformed the gateway to Whitehaven from the north, making it more welcoming and safer for all road users. “The project supports new investment in the North Shore area and I’m delighted the improvements have now been completed.
The road improvement project on Bransty Row in Whitehaven has been completed. (Left to right) county councillor and transport portfolio holder Keith Little, Mark Steele from Thomas Armstrong Construction, Michael Pemberton from BEC, chairman of Cumbria County Council, councillor Tony Markley, Douglas Wilson and county councillor for Bransty Graham Roberts
A £2.5m highways improvement scheme to transform a gateway into Whitehaven has been completed, following the switch-on of traffic lights at the Bransty Row junction.
Cumbria County Council has delivered the project, designed to ease congestion and improve road safety with a clearer road layout for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians.
A SERIES of paths designed to keep cyclists safe could be coming to Barrow as part of new proposals. Cumbria County Council has launched a consultation asking for people’s feedback to help shape the plans, which aim to improve the infrastructure for cyclists and pedestrians. The town- alongside Kendal and Carlisle- is one of the first to undergo consultation for the Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans. In Barrow, proposals include segregated cycleways, pedestrian crossings and junction improvements for both cyclists and pedestrians on Bridge Road and Michaelson Road, which would be funded by £886,000 grant from the Department for Transport’s Active Travel Fund.
Highways England is constructing the new roundabout along the A590 at Cross-a-Moor south of Ulverston. It is expected to cost around £7 million with partnership funding from Highways England, Cumbria County Council, Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and South Lakeland District Council. As Part of the previously announced Highways England Growth and Housing Fund the new roundabout at Cross a Moor is a response to the proposed 1063 new homes to built around the south of Ulverston. It is being funded by Highways England , Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership , Cumbria County Council and South Lakes District Council. At present the design is complete and now going through a commercial pricing exercise. The provisional start date of the works is September 6 with completion expected July 2022.