Newton in Furness - Temporary Prohibition of All Traffic due to Utility Works

WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS COUNCIL (LEITH FLAT BROW, NEAR NEWTON IN FURNESS) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF ALL TRAFFIC) ORDER 2026

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that to enable utility works to be carried out (“the Works”), Westmorland and Furness Council intends to make an Order the effect of which is to prohibit all traffic (i.e. vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists), from proceeding along that section of Leith Flat Brow, from its junction with Abbey Road, extending in an easterly direction for approx. 60 metres.

A suitable alternative route for all traffic will be signed and available via the Abbey Road, Rating Lane and the unrestricted section of Leith Flat Brow.

Any queries to the Highways Hotline 0300 373 3306 or via the Westmorland and Furness Council website. The reference to quote is TTROW/20659.

The Order will come into operation on 16th November 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 2 weeks and only 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 30th October 2026