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Lowgill - Temporary Speed Limits and Vehicle Width Restriction
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WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS COUNCIL (U5293 AND U5290 OLD SCOTCH ROAD, LOWGILL) (TEMPORARY TRAFFIC REGULATION) ORDER 2026
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that because of the likelihood of danger to the public, due to the dangerous structural limitations of Old Scotch Road Bridge, Westmorland and Furness Council intends to make an Order the effect of which is to prohibit any vehicle from: - 1. Proceeding at speeds in excess of 40 miles per hour along the following sections of road in Lowgill:- (i) U5293 from its junction with the U5290 extending in a north easterly direction for approx. 100 metres; (ii) U5290 Old Scotch Road from its junction with the U5293 extending in a south westerly direction for approx. 100 metres; and (iii) U5290 Old Scotch Road from a point approx. 220 metres north west of its junction with the U5293 extending in an overall north westerly direction for approx. 250 metres. 2. Proceeding at speeds in excess of 20 miles per hour along that section of Old Scotch Road from its junction with the U5293 extending in a north westerly direction for approx. 220 metres. No speed limit imposed by this Order will apply to vehicles falling within regulation 3(4) of the Road Traffic Exemptions (Special Forces) (Variation and Amendment) Regulations 2011 when used in accordance with regulation 3(5) of those Regulations. 3. Exceeding 6’6” in width from proceeding along that section of Old Scotch Road from its junction with the U5293 extending in a north westerly direction for approx. 170 metres.
N.B. Old Scotch Road Bridge is already subject to an existing 3 tonne maximum gross weight restriction and, as a result, no alternative route will be available. This follows two emergency notices dated 25 September 2026 and 16 October 2026.
Any queries to the Highways Hotline 0300 373 3306 or via the Westmorland and Furness Council website. The reference to quote is TROW/17542.
The Order will come into operation on 6 November 2026 and may continue in force for a maximum duration of eighteen months as and when the appropriate traffic signs are displayed.
Director of Law & Governance, Westmorland and Furness Council, South Lakeland House, Lowther Street, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4DQ
Dated: 29th October 2026
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