Repairs to start on road shut by landslip
Westmorland and Furness CouncilRepairs are set to begin on a road closed since November when it was damaged in a landslip.
Heavy rain washed away much of the earth on part of the A592 at High Kingate in the Lake District, undermining the carriageway.
Westmorland and Furness Council said contractors planned to be at the site from Wednesday. It will include rebuilding and strengthening banking with steel reinforcement bars - known as soil nails - inserted into the slope.
Work on the road, which is halfway between Troutbeck and the Kirkstone Inn, just before the start of the Kirkstone Pass, is scheduled to take about 12 weeks.
A new retaining wall faced with natural slate will replace the highway verge and upper embankment, while the road surface and drainage will be renewed, the council said.
Councillor Peter Thornton, cabinet member for highways and ICT, said: "Anyone who knows this stretch of road will know the landslip has occurred in a very challenging and restricted location, with steep banking above and below, and it's not the easiest place to access, especially during the winter months.
"It is also a very well used route, both for local traffic and with tourists accessing Kirkstone Pass and the wonderful attractions in the Ullswater Valley."
