Buckbarrow Bridge, Temporary Prohibition of All Traffic
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CUMBERLAND COUNCIL (U4064 BUCKBARROW BRIDGE, CORNEY FELL) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF ALL TRAFFIC) ORDER 2023
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that because of the likelihood of danger to the public, as a result of the dangerous condition of the bridge and to enable subsequent works to be carried out to establish what options are available with regard to repairs or replacement of the bridge ("the Works"), Cumberland Council has made an Order the effect of which is to prohibit all traffic (i.e. vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists), from proceeding along the entire expanse of Buckbarrow Bridge on the U4064 Corney Fell. A suitable alternative route for vehicles will be signed and available via the unrestricted sections of the U4064, C4028 and the A595. This follows emergency notices dated 30 August 2023 and 20 September 2023.
Nothing in the Order to which this notice relates shall apply to personnel and vehicles being used in connection with the Works. Any queries to the Highways Hotline 0300 373 3736 or via the Cumberland Council website. The reference to quote is TTROC/8752.
The Order will come into operation on 11 October 2023 and may continue in force for a maximum duration of eighteen months, and only as and when the appropriate traffic signs are displayed. Chief Legal Officer, Cumberland Council, Cumbria House, 117 Botchergate, Carlisle CA1 1RD
Chief Legal Officer, Cumberland Council, Cumbria House, 117 Botchergate, Carlisle CA1 1RD
Dated: 4 October 2023
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