26 July 2012
A project to upgrade part of the M6 near Carlisle is due to begin on Friday 3 August.
The Highways Agency work will be carried out overnight and will include resurfacing part of the carriageway, replacing safety barriers, and installing new reflective road studs.
More than 44,000 vehicles travel along the section of the M6 between Junctions 42 and 43 every day, around a fifth of which are heavy goods vehicles.
The majority of the work to upgrade the motorway will be carried out overnight, between 8pm and 6am, to minimise disruption to motorists but sections of the inside lane (Lane 1) will need to remain closed during the day for safety reasons.
Two lanes will be closed overnight for resurfacing on a three-mile stretch of the motorway between Junctions 42 and 43 from Friday 3 until Wednesday 8 August on the northbound side, and from Thursday 9 until Tuesday 14 August on the southbound side. A 50 mile per hour speed limit will be in place.
The slip roads at Junctions 42 and 43 will also need to be closed during some nights, when motorists will be diverted to the next junction on the motorway.
Peter Gee, the Highways Agency's Service Delivery Manager, said: "The section of the M6 near Carlisle is heavily used, with thousands of vehicles travelling along it every day. We therefore need to carry out this resurfacing work to make journeys smoother for people using the route. We're also taking the opportunity to complete other work as well, including replacing safety barriers, and installing reflective road studs. The work will be carried out overnight to reduce the impact on motorists, but we'll need to keep one lane closed along some sections of the motorway during the day for safety reasons."
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