Seventy-eight miles of road in the Westmorland and Furness area has been improved at a cost of £3.15 million.
The authority, working with Kiely Bros, has carried out 62 projects since April to improve the surfaces of the road network.
The work is equivalent to around 525,000 square metres or 74 football pitches and around 3,000 tonnes of chippings have been collected from the surface dressing projects and returned to a central stockpile, which will be recycled and reused again in next year’s programme, the council said.
Surface dressing significantly extends the life of the road, the council said, by sealing the surface and delaying the development of potholes. It also helps to waterproof the structural layers of the road and increases resistance to freezing and thawing.
Almost all the surface dressing works have been completed on schedule, with two exceptions in South Lakeland that will be completed in July at the following locations:
- A684 Slacks Lane to Sedbergh
- A683 Sedbergh to Straight Bridge
Replacement of road markings continues, and we expect them to be completed by mid-July.
