South Lakes MP Tim Farron is calling on the Government to press ahead with plans for a northern relief road in Kendal after he said chaos on the M6 brought the town to a standstill.
He wants the Department for Transport and Cumbria County Council to make a relief road a priority.
Heavy traffic was diverted through the centre of Kendal yesterday after the M6 was closed due to a lorry catching fire.
Mr Farron, who represents Westmorland and Lonsdale, said: “How many more times has this got to happen before those in power wake up and realise that Kendal desperately needs a northern relief road?
“For the sake of building just a two-mile single-carriageway road, we could solve this problem and actually make our town centre a far friendlier place for people to walk and cycle, rather than full of cars stuck in frustrating traffic jams.
“So my message to the Government and the county council is this: please, no more delay. Get on with it and get it built.”
