03 March 2021
A591 Holbeck Bridge repairs start next week
Works are scheduled to start in March 2021 on permanent repairs to Holbeck Bridge on the A591 between Windermere and Ambleside.
Cumbria County Council will be carrying out the work which involves removing a defective concrete slab under the road and installing a new reinforced concrete slab.
This scheme follows temporary works in October 2020 to ensure the safety of the travelling public and to avoid further damage to the weakened section of road.
At the same time a wooden footbridge upstream of the road bridge, which is showing signs of significant deterioration, will be removed and replaced with a new bridge.
These works are scheduled to start on Wednesday 10 March and are expected to be completed by Friday 26 March, subject to favourable weather conditions.
Traffic management measures will be introduced during these works to protect the safety of the public and the council’s contractor. Full details are listed in the table below:
| Traffic Management | Date and Time from | Date and Time to | Note |
| Single Lane Closure - 2-way traffic lights | Wednesday 10 March - 9am | Thursday 11 March - 8pm | Traffic to be managed by manually controlled traffic lights. |
| Full Road Closure (Night-time) | Thursday 11 March - 8pm | Friday 12 March - 7am | Road closed to all vehicles. Diversion route to be followed. |
| Single Lane Closure - 2-way traffic lights | Friday 12 March - 7am | Friday 12 March - 8pm | Traffic to be managed by manually controlled traffic lights. |
| Full Road Closure (Night-time) | Friday 12 March - 8pm | Saturday 13 March - 7am | Road closed to all vehicles. Diversion route to be followed. |
| Night-time Single Lane Closure - 2-way traffic lights | Monday 15 March | Friday 26 March | Traffic lights only in place during the hours of 8pm - 7am to allow night-time working. |
The works have been timed before the Easter holidays to minimise disruption to road users, the local community and visitors to the area, subject to Covid-19 restrictions.
Cllr Keith Little, Cumbria County Council Cabinet member for Highways and Transport, said: “The county council is carrying out these essential highway repairs to strengthen the road and restore full load-carrying capacity. The new concrete slab would normally be constructed on site, but in order to keep disruption to a minimum our contractor will cast the slab off site in a controlled environment and lift it into place overnight. This project will improve resilience on an important strategic route, and I’d like to thank people for their patience and understanding while the works are carried out."
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Works are scheduled to start in March 2021 on permanent repairs to Holbeck Bridge on the A591 between Windermere and Ambleside.