Cumbria County Council A592 Road Safety Improvements Inside this booklet, you will find more information about the DfT Safer Roads Project on the A592 Serving the people of Cumbria cumbria.gov.uk M6 Brothers Water Hartsop A66 Stainton A66 A592 Cumbria County Council B5320 Overview of A592 DfT Safer Roads Project A592 | Q & As Proposed Road Safety Great Mell Fell Improvements B5320 Why are we doing these works? to A592 The A592 (38km) was identified as part of the Department for Transport (DfT) research as requiring Pooley Bridge improvements to make the road safer. This was based on surveys of the road as well as reviewing accident data. Previously, road safety measures tended to be ‘reactive’ – in other words making safety improvements Askham A592 after a collision. This method is more proactive, looking at the infrastructure of a road to make safety Matterdale improvements before a collision happens. Watermillock What kind of work/safety measure will I see on the A592? Ambleside The Struggle The scheme on the A592 will see a number of safety works including replacing and installing new signage Gowbarrow Fell such as hazard signs for a bend, and new black and white chevron signs. Verge markers will also be installed to assist drivers, as well as new crash barriers in locations where there is a risk of vehicles leaving the road. Road surfacing will be improved along with improvements to road markings. Wansfell Ullswater A592 M6 Brothers Key Water Hartsop A66 Brothers Stainton M6 A66 A592 Water Hartsop Ambleside Safer Bends - A66 B5320 Markings and Signs Stainton A66 A592 Troutbeck Overview of A592 Proposed Safer Visibility Applethwaite Road Safety Great Mell Fell B5320 Common Improvements and Markings B5320 to A592 Pooley Bridge Roadside Askham A592 Barriers A592 Matterdale Overview of Glenridding Watermillock Proposed Ambleside Junction Martindale Common A591 The Struggle Improvement Gowbarrow Fell Road Safety Great Mell Fell B5320 Improvements Street Lighting Wansfell Patterdale Bampton Common Ullswater to A592 Key A592 Ambleside Vegetation Safer Bends - Pooley Bridge Markings and Signs Troutbeck Clearance Safer Visibility Applethwaite and Markings Common Roadside Footways Barriers Askham A592 Matterdale Junction Glenridding Martindale Common A591 A591 Improvement Traffic Street Lighting Patterdale Bampton Common Calming Vegetation Haweswater Lake Clearance A592 Watermillock Windermere Windermere Footways Ambleside A591 Carriageway Traffic Calming A5074 Haweswater Lake A592 Resurfacing The Struggle Windermere Windermere Carriageway Hartsop Resurfacing A5074 Gowbarrow Fell Hartsop Bowness-on- Bowness-on- Swindale Common Windermere Swindale Common Brothers Windermere Water M6 Brothers Water Hartsop Brothers A66 A592 Stainton Water A66 A592 Wansfell B5320 A592 Ullswater Key A592 Overview of A592 Proposed Ambleside Road Safety Safer Bends - Great Mell Fell B5320 Improvements Markings and Signs Troutbeck to A592 Pooley BridgeSafer Visibility Applethwaite and Markings Common Askham A592 Matterdale Roadside Barriers Watermillock Ambleside GlenriddingThe Struggle Gowbarrow Fell Junction Martindale Common A591 Improvement Street Lighting Wansfell Ullswater Patterdale Bampton Common Key A592 Ambleside Safer Bends - Vegetation Markings and Signs Clearance Troutbeck Safer Visibility Applethwaite and Markings Common Footways Roadside Barriers A591 Junction Glenridding Martindale Common Traffic A591 Improvement Calming Haweswater Lake A592 Street Lighting Patterdale Bampton Common Windermere Windermere Vegetation Carriageway Clearance Resurfacing A5074 Footways Hartsop A591 Traffic Bowness-on- Calming Swindale Common Haweswater Lake A592 Windermere Windermere Windermere Carriageway Brothers Resurfacing A5074 Water Hartsop Bowness-on- Swindale Common Windermere Brothers Water A592 A592 A592 Road Safety Improvements New Road Signs, and Lining New verge markers – improved delineation particularly in poor visibility Example of Verge Markers (A684) New road surfacing - Surfacing with better grip than standard in some locations New crash barriers (‘Vehicle Restraint Systems’ – VRS) With regards to sensitivity around design, will we use standard barriers or something in keeping with the environment? We are very mindful of the beauty of the area, and its status as a National Park and World Heritage Site. We need to install crash barriers to make the route safer, but we will use barriers that are wood-clad in places and at Kirkstone Pass, a dry-stone wall type barrier is proposed. Cumbria County Council What are the timescales for the physical work? The works are likely to start in autumn 2021 and will be phased in sections over 2-3 years, due to the length of route, complexity of interventions and periods where we cannot work (e.g. winter months on Kirkstone Pass, avoiding some school holidays). Unfortunately some disruption is inevitable. We are therefore planning to use websites, social media, text message alerts, printed material and signage to give people as much advanced warning as possible of upcoming works. How will the works affect my journey on the A592? We understand the key importance of this route, not just for the residents and businesses in the area, but also for the tourists who come to visit the area. We are working hard to determine how to deliver the measures safely with the least amount of disruption. Some works will be able to take place with either ‘stop/go’ boards, temporary traffic lights, or through overnight works. However, other works will require road closures in places, in particular works on Kirkstone Pass. Whenever a road closure is needed, we will ensure advance notice is provided to make as many people aware as possible, we will also ensure clear signage is in place for diversion routes. How will these works affect my business if the road is closed? We will work closely and communicate with local businesses in advance of works taking place and do our best to minimise disruption. We will also use signage to let visitors know that businesses are open as usual and how they can access them. Is the speed limit along the road something that will be considered for change? At the moment we are not looking at changing the speed limit along any of the route, however, we are keeping this under review. At key locations we are considering traffic calming measures where there is currently a conflict with vehicles and pedestrians in particular. Is Stybarrow Crag (‘Falling Rocks’) just before Glenridding being considered as part of this scheme? The funding we have available from DfT is to cover specific items. Unfortunately, the issue at Stybarrow Crag was not identified by the DfT and therefore was not covered by the funding allocation. However, we acknowledge there are safety issues and we are working with local interested parties to identify a solution for that area and how it could be funded. As this element progresses, we will provide updates on this page. Where can I find out more information? • More FAQs can be found on the county council’s Safer Roads A592 website which will be kept up to date – just Google ‘Safer Roads Cumbria’. • We will use the Council’s social media pages – Facebook and Twitter • We will be leafleting the local area with newsletters as the scheme progresses. • Notice boards will be installed in strategic locations along the route • General Enquiries - to answer specific questions and concerns via a dedicated mailbox:A592@ cumbria.gov.uk • Mailing List - If you would like to receive direct updates via the A592 Project mailing list please send your name and email address to: [email protected]. You can stop receiving these updates and have your contact details removed from the mailing list at any time. • Public Information Sessions – we are looking to host Public Information Sessions in September. Dates and venues will be advertised on our Facebook, Twitter pages as well as on our website. JN 24967.