Coniston - Temporary Road Closures due to Utility Works

WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS COUNCIL (B5285 CONISTON)

(TEMPORARY TRAFFIC REGULATION) ORDER 2026

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that to enable utility works to be carried out (“the Works”), Westmorland and Furness Council has made an Order the effect of which is to prohibit any vehicle from proceeding along the following section of road;

(i) B5285, Coniston, from its junction with Shepherds Bridge Lane (C5005), extending in an easterly direction for approx. 50 metres.

(ii) B5285, Coniston, from its junction with the C5018, extending in a south westerly direction for a distance of approx. 50 metres.

(iii) B5285, Coniston, from a point approx. 300 metres north east of its junction with the C5018, extending in a north westerly direction for a distance of approx. 50 metres.

The works are expected to be carried out under a number of phases to avoid disruption, as and when the appropriate traffic signs are displayed. A way for pedestrians and dismounted cyclists will be maintained at all times and a suitable alternative route for vehicles will be signed and available via the unrestricted sections of the B5285, B5286 and the A593.

Any queries to the Highways Hotline 0300 373 3306 or via the Westmorland and Furness Council website. The reference to quote is TTROW/18200.

The Order will come into operation on 18th May 2026 and may continue in force for a maximum duration of eighteen months. However, please note that it is anticipated that the restriction will only be required for 3 days and only as and when the appropriate traffic signs are displayed.

Chief Legal Officer, Westmorland and Furness Council, South Lakeland House, Lowther Street, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4DQ

Dated: 14th May 2026