A Penrith road will be closed for two weekends this month for repair work.
Resurfacing and drainage work between Kemplay Bank Roundabout to 100m south of the Eamont Road Bridge, Penrith will be carried out to improve the degrading road surface, increase skid resistance and improve the drainage of standing water.
Two weekend road closures will take place on the weekends of May 13 and 14 and Ma 20 and 21 to complete the work.
The road will be fully closed with access for emergency vehicles only. Pedestrians and dismounted cyclists will still be able to use the footpaths.
Traffic marshalls will be stationed at either end of the closure and a fully signed diversion will be in place, as well as open for business signs, Westmorland and Furness Council said.
Resurfacing and drainage work from 100m south of the road bridge to the junction of B5320, Pooley Bridge Road, will also be undertaken under traffic signal control following the weekend closures.
A council spokesman said: “Due to the scale of this project, some delays are inevitable and we apologise for any inconvenience while we carry out these essential improvements.
“We’ve chosen to carry out the work at the weekend to keep disruption to a minimum and avoid the busy commuter and school run traffic during the week.
“The closures are also timed to avoid the May Bank Holidays and coronation but allow completion of the works prior to Kendal Calling and the peak summer holiday period.
“The roads must be closed during this work due to the proximity to the roundabout at Kemplay and the available working space near to the road bridge.”
The work to the next section of road along from the closures, south of the road bridge to the junction at Pooley Bridge Road, will then start from June 12, after Appleby Horse Fair and will last for around eight days.
The spokesman added: “Unfortunately, this additional work may also result in relatively long delays at peak periods and we therefore advise road users to avoid the area and take an alternative route if possible.”
