Carlisle Northern Bypass
The Carlisle Northern Development Route, currently under construction is a 4-mile (6.4 km) long north-western bypass of Carlisle, which will replace the existing A595 through the city (Wigton Road, Church Street, Bridge Street and Castle Way) and reduce congestion on the city’s roads.
The new road will be of single carriageway standard, with a number of roundabout junctions, as well as a new bridge over the River Eden.
The route begins near Newby West (to the west of the city), before meeting the B5307 (the road to Abbeytown). Shortly afterwards it crossss over the River Eden, and curves round to the north of the Kingstown Industrial Estate, and terminates at Junction 44 of the M6 motorway.
The development of the route has suffered several setbacks. In August 2008 a discovery of a great crested newt colony led to a delay in the start of the project. In February 2009 a potentially important Stone Age find was discovered during surveying work. The most serious problem to face the development was the near collapse of the bank providing the funds under a private finance initiative.
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