20-04-2025
Drivers warned ahead of major road closures at Newby West Roundabout, Carlisle
Drivers have been warned ahead of works starting at Newby West Roundabout, Carlisle
Starting Tuesday, April 22, Peter Lane will be closed at the Newby West Roundabout end as part of improvement works for the Carlisle Southern Link Road (CSLR) project.
No through route will be available, but residents of Peter Lane will still have access via Dalston Road.
From Monday, April 28 the A595 North from Newby West Roundabout into Carlisle will be closed to all traffic from the roundabout to the car garage.
No through route will be available, but residents on Wigton Road will still have access from Carlisle.
These essential works, carried out by Galliford Try Infrastructure on behalf of Cumberland Council, will run from April to the end of August 2025.
A spokesperson for Cumberland Council said: 'During the closure, we will be building a new, larger roundabout boosting traffic capacity and connectivity in the area.
'We will be keeping you updated as works progress.
'If you have any queries in relation to this temporary order please contact the Highways Hotline by calling 0300 373 3736 or via the Cumberland Council website.'
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The Carlisle Southern Link Road will connect Junction 42 of the M6 with the A595 to the west. The route will include new junctions linking existing radial routes into Carlisle and the proposed Garden Village.
The route will include bridges over two main railway lines and the Caldew and Petteril rivers, a network of footways and cycleways and an extensive programme of landscaping and environmental mitigation.
The 8km long road will provide infrastructure to relieve congestion in Carlisle and provide the access and network capacity to enable the successful and accelerated delivery of the 10,000 home St Cuthbert's Garden Village development which is set to be the size of Penrith and is the largest plan of its kind north of Manchester.
