Welcome to Transport & Roads

Carlisle Northern Development Route

Follow this link to find out more about the Carlisle Northern Development Route (CNDR), including contractor information, aerial photography and a computer-generated 'flythrough' along the route.

Bridge update - August 2010 from November floods 

Follow this link to find out more about the aftermath of the November 2009 floods, which saw 20 road bridges across Cumbria closed after they were destroyed or damaged by the unprecedented water levels that hit the county. 

Welcome to the 'Transport and Roads' section of the Cumbria County Council website.  Using the links to the left and below, you will find a wide range of useful information, including:

• How to report a fault in your street or on the highway
• Planned road works and public utility street works
• Public transport services
• Community transport
• The online Journey Planner
• Traveline - public transport information by phone
• Advice for winter driving and our road gritting priority map
• Car parking
• Local Transport Plan
• Cycling and walking in Cumbria  
• Countryside Access

Cumbria County Council is working to provide you with a transport network that will meet the needs of individuals and businesses in the 21st century as outlined in the Local Transport Plan (see link above). We are responsible not only for the thousands of miles of roads within Cumbria, but also footpaths, bridleways, cycleways and street lights.  When snow and ice hit the network, we are responsible for keeping the network open, using our gritting and ploughing plan. 

Organising public transport services so that they can work together to benefit consumers is also a major part of our work.  Rail and bus timetables that are co-ordinated as far as possible, car parks close to stations, facilities for cyclists, etc all help to let the public transport network take the strain - reducing congestion and pollution.  We continue to work with other transport agencies, including the Highways Agency, central government, district councils and a wide range of local partners to create a harmonious and safe transport system.