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Read Drive - Temporary Road Closure Due To Utility Works
What is happening?
CUMBERLAND COUNCIL (U4295 READ DRIVE, WHITEHAVEN) (TEMPORARY TRAFFIC REGULATION) ORDER 2026
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that to enable utility 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 U4295 Read Drive, Whitehaven, from its junction with Coronation Drive, to its junction with Victoria Road.
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 Victoria Road and Coronation Drive.
Any queries to the Highways Hotline 0300 373 3736 or via the Cumberland Council website. The reference to quote is TTROC/J9405.
The Order will come into operation on 24 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
29 July 2026
How long will it take?
Planned start
24-Aug-2026
Estimated end
4-Sept-2026
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