Workington - Temporary Road Closure Due To Gas Works

CUMBERLAND COUNCIL (B5296 HARRINGTON ROAD, WORKINGTON) (TEMPORARY TRAFFIC REGULATION) ORDER 2026

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that to enable gas main replacement 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 B5296 Harrington Road, Workington, from its junction with Mason Street, extending in a north easterly direction for approx. 80m.

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 Harrington Road, Washington Street, Jane Street, Oxford Street and Vulcans Lane.

Any queries to the Highways Hotline 0300 373 3736 or via the Cumberland Council website. The reference to quote is TTROC/19088.

The Order will come into operation on 10 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 18 days, and only as and when the appropriate traffic signs are displayed.

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

23 July 2026