Quieter, smoother M6 in £7 million Carlisle upgrade
The work includes resurfacing the main motorway carriageway, upgrading the roundabout at busy junction 44 and installing an improved noise barrier in the area.
The series of separate improvements is being carried out as one project to minimise disruption to drivers, similar to work completed along the A66 Eden Valley around Penrith last year.
Highways England project manager Jobert Fermilan said:
This work will ensure people using this part of Cumbria can continue to enjoy safe and smooth M6 journeys.
Delivering several different improvements in one package, as we did with the recent resurfacing work along the A66, will help minimise disruption and inconvenience to road users.
In detail the project – which starts on Monday 1 April and should and be completed in August – involves:
- resurfacing the M6 northbound and southbound carriageways between junctions 44 and 45 north of Carlisle
- totally resurfacing the junction 44 roundabout and providing improved road markings to help guide drivers through the junction
- giving people living along the northbound carriageway near Todhills extra protection from noise by installing a brand new replacement acoustic barrier.
The work will be delivered during two distinct phases with the carriageway resurfacing and acoustic barrier improvements starting in April and requiring overnight lane closures and some speed restrictions past the roadworks. A second phase will follow – concentrating on the roundabout upgrade and requiring overnight closures of the junction over five weekends.
