Stockdalewath - Temporary Road Closure Due To Utility Works

CUMBERLAND COUNCIL (UI218 HIGHBRIDGE, NEAR STOCKDALEWATH (TEMPORARY TRAFFIC REGULATION) ORDER 2026 AND WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS COUNCIL (U3003 HIGHBRIDGE, NEAR STOCKDALEWATH (TEMPORARY TRAFFIC REGULATION) ORDER 2026

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

(i) UI218 Highbridge, near Stockdalewath, from its junction with the U3003, extending in a north easterly direction for approx. 900m; and

(ii) U3003 Highbridge, near Stockdalewath, from its junction with the UI218, extending in a southerly direction for approx. 450m.

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 UI145, C018, C2049 and the unrestricted section of the UI218.

Any queries can be directed to each Council as follows:

Ref: TTROW/19006 - via the Westmorland and Furness Council website or Westmorland Highways Hotline 0300 373 3306; or

Ref: TTROC/18633-2 - via the Cumberland Council website or the Cumberland Highways Hotline 0300 373 3736.

The Order will come into operation on 7 July 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 4 days and only as and when the appropriate traffic signs are displayed.

Chief Legal Officer, Cumberland Council, Cumbria House, 117 Botchergate, Carlisle CA1 1RD; and

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

Dated 3rd July 2026.