Around three months of work to improve the top of English Street is set to start next Tuesday.
Cumberland Council said it will be replacing benches, bins, bollards and cycle racks and carry out small areas of repaving where surfaces were currently uneven.
It added that the improvements were limited in scope and designed to refresh key sections of the street while working within the existing layout.
The new street furniture will match that installed in Market Square and the Greenmarket.
The authority added: “The scheme responds directly to feedback from residents, businesses and stakeholders, who highlighted that the central section of English Street would benefit from better connections between Devonshire Street, Market Square and the southern end of English Street.”
The work is due to start on Tuesday May 26 and was expected to last up to three months.
Work will typically take place between 7.30am and 5pm, the council said.
Access to shops will be maintained throughout the work.
The council added: “Clearly defined work areas will be in place using barrier systems to separate construction activity from the public, ensuring that businesses can remain open and accessible.”
Some of the disabled parking bays at the southern end of English Street will be temporarily closed for the work.
Existing vehicle arrangements elsewhere will remain unchanged, the council said, and disabled parking will continue to be provided nearby at Bank Street, Fisher Street, Strand Road, Paternoster Row and West Walls. There are also disabled parking bays in all Cumberland Council car parks.
The scheme forms part of the wider Carlisle Southern Gateway programme.
