A section of the road between Coniston and Ambleside will be closed for urgent repairs.
It is expected that the repairs to the carriageway of the A593 will take up to five days and the road be closed between 9am and 3pm.
There will be no access for pedestrians and dismounted cyclists.
An alternative route is via the unrestricted sections A593 (Coniston), A5084 (Torver), A590 (Greenodd), A592 (Newby Bridge), B5360 (Storrs),Kendal Road (Bowness-on-Windermere), A492, A591 (Troutbeck Bridge) and A593.