The Department for Transport has provisionally approved proposals for electric trains to run on the 10-mile route connecting Oxenholme Lake District station on the West Coast Mainline with Windermere station.
Stobart Group has reported a strong performance across the group despite a challenging market for transport within its interim results for the six months to September.
The Highways Agency is carrying out overnight work to resurface the carriageway and repair potholes along five different sections of the A590 in Cumbria in August.
Transport Minister Norman Baker has confirmed £11.17m will be put towards a replacement bridge to be built over the River Derwent at Workington in Cumbria.
Stobart said revenue from continuing operations had increased by 11.8% to £500.4m for the 12 months ended 28 February 2011.
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North West logistics giant Stobart said the severe weather before Christmas cost it £1.5m but performance this year is ahead of the same time in 2010.
Work along the M6 motorway in Cumbria to install three new gates to help release motorists stuck in major incidents is to begin in February.
The logistics giant reported sales up 11% to £243.7m in the six months to the end of August.
Logistics group Stobart said trading is in line with expectations and significantly ahead of this time last year.
Andrew Tinkler and William Stobart, chief executive and chief operating officer respectively, have sold a significant chunk of their stakes in the logistics group to 'satisfy strong institutional demand'.
