in-Cumbria brings you everything you need to know about the A591, including repair dates and temporary fixes.
The A591 has been closed since December, after a landslip caused by the Storm Desmond floods washed away huge portions of the road making it unsafe to drive.
According to the Department of Transport, the road is set to reopen in May, six months after it was initially closed.
The A591 is one of the main roads between north and south Cumbria, businesses across the county have noticed a drop in custom since the road was closed.
According to South Lakes MP, Tim Farron, the road’s closure is costing the local economy £1 million a day, just in lost business.
Kier Highways are currently repairing the road, as well as making some improvements to ensure that this kind of weather does not wash the road away again.
Once completed, the road will have a new retaining wall will provide greater protection to the road from the effects of erosion. It will be built using 4.5-metre-wide concrete panels which will be supported by the steel posts.
Yes. There’s a Keswick to Grasmere shuttle bus that runs operate on an hourly basis from 7am until 7pm six days a week, with a two hourly service on a Sunday between 10am and 5pm, and a journey time of 45 minutes.
Cumbria County Council has decided not to allow all types of traffic to use the A591's western shore road and temporary road before it fully re-opens, due to "practical problems".
After two weeks of running shuttle-bus traffic on the temporary road to bypass "The Gap" at Dunmail Raise, a decision has been reached on which traffic will be allowed to use the temporary road before it fully re-opens in May.
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