Cumbria County Council : News Releases : 2008 : January : 9/1/2008 - One mile of resurfacing on A592 Kirkstone Pass at Patterdale

Work has started on a scheme to resurface around one mile of the famous A592 Kirkstone pass Road.

Cumbria County Council is to spend £380,000 resurfacing a stretch of the road on the route between Glenridding and Windermere along the shores of Ullswater in the heart of the Lake District.

Cumbria Highways is taking a flexible to traffic management with local cars being allowed to pass for access. Large vehicles such as HGVs present more of a problem and advance signs at Rheged, Keswick, Eamont Bridge, Ambleside and Windermere divert traffic away from the narrow and winding A592 via Keswick or Kendal.

The road will be closed between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday from January 7, for up to six weeks, although Cumbria Highways hopes to finish the work early.

Special arrangements have been made to give access to the school buses and emergency services, including the Mountain Rescue Team based nearby. Workers will try to be as flexible as possible to allow local vehicles through for access.

The official diversions must, by law, only send traffic along roads similar to the one that has been closed to make sure that drivers of big vehicles like buses and lorries don’t get stuck or do damage driving on unsuitable minor roads.

The official diversion, therefore, will direct people towards Keswick and along the A591 through Grasmere to Ambleside and Windermere.

Full details of the scheme and official diversions are included in the notes for editors section of this release.

Media enquiries to Justin Hawkins, Media Officer on 01228 606334

The closure will be from a point 125 metres south of the entrance to the Youth Hostel to a point 85 metres south of the boat house named St Patrick’s Boat Landing.

The road closure will be implemented in shorter sections as the work progresses. Below is a table showing the sections of temporary road closures and the planned dates of the work on each of the sections:

Section no. Grid References Extent of Closure & Length of section Type of order Duration

From a point 140 metres northwest of Grisedale Bridge extending in a north-westerly direction for 90 metres. The length of the section is 90 metres.

From a point 85 metres west of the police station to a point 140 metres northwest of Grisedale Bridge. The length of the section is 165 metres.

From a point 30 metres southeast of Patterdale Primary School to a point 65 metres west of the police station. The length of the section is 450 metres.

From a point 80 metres northwest of the Patterdale Hotel to a point 30 metres southwest of Patterdale school. The length of the section is 105 metres Temporary Road Closure 21st & 22nd January 2008 & 23rd - 25th January 2008

From a point 25 metres east of the Patterdale Hotel to a point 80 metres northwest of Patterdale Hotel. The length of the section is 105 metres Temporary Road Closure 28th & 29th January 2008 & 8th & 11th February 2008

From a point 30 metres southeast of the White Lion Hotel to a point 25 metres east of the Patterdale Hotel. The length of the section is 90 metres Temporary Road Closure 29th January

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From a point 40 metres south of the A592 junction with the U3458 to a point 30 metres southeast of the White Lion Hotel. The length of the section is 150 metres Temporary Road Closure 30th & 31st January 2008 & 8th & 11th February 2008

From a point 125 metres south of the entrance to Patterdale youth hostel to a point 40 metres south of the A592 junction with the U3458. The length of the section is 285 metres.

All sections are to be closed on the date mentioned between the hours of 9am and 5pm only.

The period of closure requested is for the dates shown in the above table commencing on the 07 January 2008.

Access to properties within the closure will be maintained where possible but due to the nature of the scheme some delays may occur.

A pedestrian way will be maintained at all times. A suitable alternative route for vehicles is shown on the enclosed plan and described as follows:

For Southbound Traffic

From the Northwest side of the closure, travel in a northerly direction for approximately 2.7km then in a northeasterly direction for approximately 1.5km along the A592 to its junction with the A5091. Turn left onto the

A5091 and travel in a predominantly northerly direction for approximately 8km up to the junction with the A66. Turn left onto the A66 and travel in a westerly direction for approximately 11.8km up to the junction with the A591. Turn left onto the A591 and travel in a generally south-westerly direction for approximately 32.5km through the Village of Grasmere and the Town of Windermere up to the roundabout connecting the A591 to the A592. Take the 1st exit left onto the A592 and travel in a northerly direction for approximately 21km to the South side of the closure.