County council invests more than £200m in key schemes for Cumbria

Cumbria County Council are warning vulnerable people to keep warm and well as the Met Office issues an alert for severe cold weather, icy conditions and snow over the coming days.

Cumbria County Council have now received confirmation that it has been awarded £886,000 to implement permanent measures to cement cycling and walking habits in Barrow.

Cumbria County Council has launched the competitive procurement process to identify a contractor to design and build the new Carlisle Southern Link Road (CSLR).

Cumbria County Council is investing more than £800,000 to improve a key route in the east of the county.

Cumbria County Council has finalised the walking and cycling schemes which will be put forward to The Department for Transport (DfT) for consideration of funding as part of their £225m Emergency Active Travel Fund.

The Penrith Parking and Movement Study is a collaborative project between Cumbria County Council, Eden District Council and Penrith Town Council, which is now progressing to the next stage of preparation.

During these difficult times, the county council’s highways service is working hard to keep the roads safe for emergency teams such as Fire and Rescue and the NHS, as well as for our local communities who need to go out for essential supplies like food and medicine.