Highways England engineers have begun efforts to address serious issues of flooding that have blighted sections of the A595 in Cumbria over recent winters.

Getting underway today (November 23rd), a 500,000 project to improve drainage for the carriageway between Lillyhall and the A595 junction with the A66 at Dobies has now started.

Highways England project manager Peter Gee said: “This scheme will reduce incidents of surface water flooding and give road users more reliable journeys.

"We're doing everything we can to keep disruption to a minimum by carrying out most of the work overnight. Temporary traffic lights will also be in use during the day so we're encouraging drivers to allow extra time for their journeys.”

The carriageway will be closed each evening between the hours of 20:00 and 06:00 GMT throughout the work period. Meanwhile, temporary traffic lights and reduced speed limits will help to manage traffic flows at other times.

Clearly signposted diversions will be in operation during periods of closure for this busy stretch of the A595. However, the route south of Joseph Nobles Road will remain open in both directions at all times.

Work on the project is scheduled for completion by January 15th next year, although the project will be put on hold and all local traffic management systems removed for the duration of the festive break.

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