Main Street Newsletter Issue two May 2014

Thank you to those who attended the drop-in on 7 May at Cockermouth Town Hall, 150 people came along to fi nd out more about phase 2 of the Main Street Improvement Scheme. The feedback received confi rmed attendees found it benefi cial to meet CCC offi cers and see information displays detailing the planned works and the phase 2 traffi c management arrangements. What are we doing and why? The key elements of the £1.7m improvement scheme:

LED lighting unit

Model: Philips Speedstar, BGP323

Socket Outlet

To be used for festive decorations

Improved more Removable mountings 8m To be used for the display of banners and festive decorations effi cient LED total height

MAIN STREETlighting, COCKERMOUTH which Surface water drainage system and & footway / carriagewayincludes construction hanging detail The new high capacity basket, banner and Planter drainage system. This will Christmas decoration provide a more resilient attachments which will have the surface water drainage 2.7m clearance system which will reduce added benefi t of to planter the frequency and extent Two new bus shelters (one ‘decluttering’ the of fl ooding on the road on each side of Main Street). Main Street. from surface water run-off. Lighting Columns A strengthened MAIN STREET, COCKERMOUTH lower maintenance carriageway, together with structural and aesthetic Install new tree improvements to the surrounds. footways. To provide improved The purpose being to growing conditions for repair damage caused the trees. by 2009 fl oods while enhancing the streetscape. Natural stone materials will be used on footways to compliment the shop Euroshel ‘Invincible’ frontages. bus shelter 3 panel design adapted for Cockermouth Main Street

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When and how will contractors move to phase 2 The transitional weekend will be from the evening of Friday 23 May to Tuesday 27 May am (Bank Holiday Weekend). • Main Street will be open to two way traffic all the way through to Market Place; • No diversions in place; • South Street back to two-way; • Station Street back to one-way. From the morning of Tuesday 27 May • Main Street will be closed from Station Street to Cocker Bridge and will be fenced off with herras fencing; • Diversion routes established with signs (detailed below in traffic management arrangements); • Footway works will begin on phase 1 with areas barriered off. However, pedestrian access will be maintained to premises and businesses. The footway works will commence at Wordsworth House and progress eastwards; • Contractors will keep businesses and premises informed of when they will reach their frontages; • One way traffic on Main Street (east bound from Sullart Street); • Pedestrians will be diverted onto the carriageway to go round the closed footway sections; • Some carriageway area will be required for storage of materials; • Car parking areas on Main Street will be suspended; • Delivery access for Phase 2 will be via Market Place delivery area will be from Cocker Bridge to the junction with Market Place. Vehicles will have to reverse up to the closure.

Traffic management arrangements for phase 2

All phase 1 traffic management arrangements will be lifted and return to normal:

• Station Street will return to one way up (Main Street to South street) • South Street will return to two way • Traffic will flow West to East on Main Street

From commencement of phase 2 (Station Street to Cocker Bridge)

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‘Hotspot’ Areas

Traffic management for phase 2 is particularly challenging due to the limited number of alternative routes available. We ask for your patience and consideration in the pre identified ‘hotspot’ areas. This is where high volumes of traffic are anticipated which is likely to result in congestion and delays:

• All Saints/St. Helens Street • The Lorton Street /Station Road junction • Gallowbarrow/Station Road junction

Buses – initially there will be a temporary bus stop provided on the central island on Main Street. This will be used by all public buses (may move to different locations on Main Street as work progresses). X4 and X5 will run into and out of Cockermouth in both east & westbound direction via Lamplugh Road.

Taxis – there will be a designated taxi area on the south side of Main Street between The Fletcher Christian and The Paper Shop.

Loading – there will be designated provision on the south side of Main Street outside Lesley Cleeland’s.

Emergency Vehicles – plans have been put in place with the emergency services which will allow emergency access if required.

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Additional traffic management arrangements required within Cockermouth

Additional arrangements required

1) Kirkgate - following feedback from the public drop-in adjustments have been made to the initial proposed arrangements for Kirkgate resulting in: • Two way traffic will continue on Kirkgate. This will be managed by the introduction of two way traffic lights at the Market place end of Kirkgate (St. Helens Street and at the bottom of Kirkgate) . • Market Place will become one way East to West.

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