Second phase kicks off on Workington Gateway
The highway improvements project forms part of a wider regeneration package, for which Cumberland Council has secured £33m in government funding.
The overall £33m includes £10m specifically for the Workington Gateway. Works include measures to improv road safety, upgrading infrastructure and strengthening connections to key employment sites and the Port of Workington.
Workington’s main schemes receiving support are a new innovation centre, a digital accelerator hub, the Port of Workington Logistics and Energy Hub, new cycleways, improvements within Hall Park, and the proposed Cumberland Sports Village.
Phase one of the highways project at Ramsay Brow was delayed, but is now onsite with completion expected in June this year.
Hall Brow is the second phase, and work will begin on 23 February, with a programme of diversions lined up. Gas network upgrades will be carried out alongside the roadworks, to minimise longer term disruption.
Hall Brow works are currently planned to be complete by autumn 2026.
Cllr Mark Fryer, Leader of Cumberland Council, said: “It has been fantastic to secure over £33m in government funding for Workington. This investment will transform the town, creating opportunities for local businesses, strengthening connections, and improving the places our community uses every day.
“We understand the frustration caused by delays, but by coordinating the road and gas works we can avoid further disruption in the future. We are grateful for everyone’s patience as we deliver these enhancements.”
That render is highly worrying. £33m for ‘highways improvements’ which still include pedestrian cages in the middle of the road. This is very 1970s-style outdated highways planning which corrals pedestrians into a cage so that motorists can drive like idiots. Most modern-forward thinking cities are getting rid of guardrail and cages now.
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