Hope new flyover will ease 'thundering lorries'

Members of a community hall have said a new flyover will ease the danger from "thundering lorries" passing outside its entrance.

Westmorland and Furness Council said the new bridge over the A595 - which is set to open in November - would offer residents and agricultural vehicles access to Grizebeck and nearby farmland.

Grizebeck Community Hall, which is on one of the road's "small pinch points", said it had been "very dangerous" for residents.

Hall manager Yvonne Graham said she was excited about the opening and that it would "allow people to enjoy the beautiful countryside".

The council said the A595 would close between the hall and Dove Ford on 25 and 26 October and 1 and 2 November.

Both closures will run from 07:00 on the Saturday until 17:00 on the Sunday.

The authority said workers needed "to safely join the new bridge onto the existing A595" before its opening next month.

The project is part of a £23m scheme to reduce congestion between Chapels and Grizebeck, on what the council described as one of the county's "key arterial routes".

A one-mile (1.4km) stretch of single carriageway will be built between Chapels and Grizebeck Village.

Ms Graham said: "Villagers are going to be very happy - people can enjoy the beautiful countryside and not have thundering lorries driving past."

She said people attending the hall had to walk on the road which became "very dangerous" with the high volume of big lorries.

"I think the section [at Grizebeck] will turn into a rural country road," Ms Graham said.

"It will be a huge bonus for the hall because it gives us opportunities to improve our entrance space into a safe recreational area."

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