Inkerman Terrace Closure - one week in, four weeks left

Graham Roberts wisely persuaded representatives from Cumbria highways to attend the Bransty and Harbour forum this evening to discuss the Inkermn Terrace road closure which has now been in effect for a week, with another four to go.

At the moment the work is on schedule.

As expected, there has been extra traffic on Solway View and Hilton Terrace which has made life difficult for residents of these roads. The morning peak hour has largely settled down but the afternoon peak hour is still quite bad.

I'm told by a number of businesses in Whitehaven that their trade has been down during the closure.

With less than perfect timing, we were informed this evening that the Amey Mouchel on behalf of the Highways agency will be doing some repainting work on most of the Loop Road junctions in Whitehaven in late September, which may require "Stop-Go" signs to be used. This will start before the Inkerman Terrace work is finished. However, they will be working in the evening so it will not coincide with those times of the day when the worst impact of the Inkerman Terrace closure apply.

Some of the temporary measures in place during the closure, e.g. extra double yellow lines, have been popular with some residents and there are likely to be requests to make them permanent. Without taking sides on this, I asked if the county could be certain to consult properly before deciding whether to act on any such request, as there are likely to be some people who gain from such measures and others for whom life is made more difficult. Both sides should have a fair chance to put their case before any decision is made.

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