Carlisle’s Southern Link Road will open in spring next year, it has been confirmed.
Cumberland Council had hoped the 8km road would be fully open by the end of this year, but said that higher than average rainfall during key phases had forced it to push back the completion of the project.
The authority said it had made good progress during 2025, including four new roundabouts, three bridges and crossings, six footbridges and 14km of cyclepaths.
It said 780,000m3 of earthwork material had been moved across the route to form new embankments – the equivalent of 312 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
The £225 million Carlisle Southern Link Road will connect Junction 42 of the M6 with the A595 to the west. The route will include new junctions linking existing radial routes into Carlisle and the Garden Village.
The council said it hoped the new route will bring economic growth and reduce congestion.
