• Client: Cumberland Councill
• Contractor: Story Contracting / Galliford try
• Location: Carlisle, Penrith, Cumbria
• Material: Lazonby Sandstone

Our involvement in this ongoing £212 million super project for Cumberland Council to overcome vital transportation issues that Carlisle is facing, with this infrastructure they will be a list of benefits as mentions below

Strategic objectives

Primary objective is to enable the delivery of St Cuthbert’s Garden Village.

Secondary objectives include:

• improving access to South Carlisle and improve connectivity from the M6 to the A595 as identified in the LEP’s Cumbria Infrastructure Plan (2016)
• maximising opportunities for the attenuation of flood water from the Scheme and integrate sustainable drainage measures to avoid increases in surface water flows

Economic objectives

Secondary objectives include:

• enabling economic development along the strategic M6 corridor and as part of St Cuthbert’s Garden Village. Enable growth at existing and new business and employment sites by improving access and allowing better connections with markets, supply chains and workforces
• improving access to training and employment opportunities by providing better connectivity between major employment sites, future residential areas and education providers.
• enabling placemaking as part of the master planning process which aligns with the aspirations for St Cuthbert’s Garden Village

Transport objectives

Primary objectives include:

• making a significant contribution to the transport network in the North-West region, creating a new high quality link between the A595 from the west and the M6 Junction 42
• reducing traffic congestion and improve the reliability of transport links by increasing highway capacity

Secondary objectives include:

• providing a corridor for the movement of people and goods between destinations including St Cuthbert’s Garden Village and west Cumbria to connect communities
• improving road safety on the existing network for all road users
• improving transport resilience in Carlisle by providing additional crossings of the river Caldew and river Petteril

Environmental objectives

Secondary objectives include:

• minimising impacts on the environment along the scheme corridor, seeking enhancements, and where practical include measures to allow future integration of a garden village
• reducing emissions of air pollutants in areas of Carlisle that are currently adversely affected by traffic congestion
• improving accessibility for non-car users by providing new routes for sustainable travel and creating opportunities to support active lifestyles
• minimising, where practical, the impacts of the scheme on ecology, nature conservation receptors and achieve a biodiversity net gain

Cumberland Council required a natural stone that would match the city centre that goes back 100s of years and Lazonby Sandstone from emerged as the obvious choice. From straightforward sawn six-sided copings to masses of walling.

This ambitious £212 million project commenced last year and is anticipated to continue for an additional year, building upon the fantastic work done so far.

We look forward to keeping you all updated throughout this ambitious project!