Tory Bridge - Temporary Road Closure Due To Bridge Maintenance Works

CUMBERLAND COUNCIL (U1045, TORY BRIDGE, STAPLETON) (TEMPORARY TRAFFIC REGULATION) ORDER 2026

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that to enable bridge maintenance works to be carried out (“the Works”), Cumberland Council intends to make an Order the effect of which is to prohibit any vehicle from proceeding along that section of the UI045, Tory Bridge, Stapleton, from a point approx. 440m north from its junction with the UI044, extending in a north easterly direction for approx. 170m.

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 U1045, U1046, C1012 and U1044.

Any queries to the Highways Hotline 0300 373 3736 or via the Cumberland Council website. The reference to quote is TTROC/18866.

The Order will come into operation on 3 August 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 12 days, and only as and when the appropriate traffic signs are displayed.

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

Dated: 17 July 2026