Thirty-three days of roadworks have begun today to improve a Carlisle pavement.
Cumberland Council is carrying out the work on Newtown Road, the B5307.
It said work was estimated to take 33 working days, subject to weather conditions, and will be delivered in phases.
Working hours will be 9am to 4pm, Monday to Friday.
Outside of working hours, completed sections of the footpath will be reopened as soon as it is safe to do so.
A combination of temporary road closures and multi-way traffic lights will be in place as the scheme progresses.
Signed diversion routes will be provided where required.
The work will take place in the following phases:
- Phase 1 (13–15 April): Properties 194–200 – two-way traffic lights
- Phase 2 (16–22 April): Properties 257–263 – three-way traffic lights
- Phase 3 (23–27 April): Properties 203–217 – three-way traffic lights
- Phase 4 (28 April–1 May): Properties 102–104 – three-way traffic lights
- Phase 5 (5–7 May): Properties 87–91 – two-way traffic lights
- Phase 6 (8–13 May): Properties 229–241
- 8–11 May: three-way traffic lights
- 12–13 May: Shady Grove road closure, with two-way traffic lights and a signed diversion in place. During this period, the Shady Grove one-way system will be temporarily reversed.
- Phase 7 (14–21 May): Properties 125–151 – three-way traffic lights
- 20–21 May: Cranbourne Road closure, with a signed diversion.
- Phase 8 (22–29 May): From Kingston Court Care Home to property number 20
- 26–28 May: Clift Street road closure, with a signed diversion.
- 29 May–1 June: three-way traffic lights.
Access for emergency service vehicles, pedestrians and dismounted cyclists will be maintained at all times.
