ROAD CLOSURES FLOODING UPDATE - Wednesday 3.14pm
Last updated at 15:14, Wednesday, 25 November 2009
BRIDGE CLOSURES:
Allerdale:
U2190 Low Lorton Bridge (collapsed)
A5086 Gote Road Cockermouth
A597 Northside Bridge (collapsed)
B5291 Ouse Bridge to Castle Inn
C2170 Broughton Bridge
C2202 C2202 Southwaite Bridge
U2217 Little Braithwaite Bridge (collapsed)
C2026 Isel Bridge
A596 Workington Bridge Calva Bridge
U2309 Station Road (access to swimming pool) Keswick
C2064 Cocker Bridge ,Cockermouth
C2830 Scalehill Bridge
A5271 Greta Bridge, Keswick
U2181 Scarness Bridge
U2011 Studholme Bridge
Copeland:
C4005 Bridge End, Egremont
A595 Holmrook Bridge
C4017 Wath Bridge, Wath Brow, Cleator Moor
C4004 Butt Bridge, Ennerdale
South Lakeland:
U5082 Water Yeat Bouthrey Bridge
C5049 Backbarrow off A590
FOOTBRIDGE CLOSURES:
Allerdale:
Camerton (collapsed)
Navvies Footbridge Workington (collapsed)
Portinscale Footbridge
Memorial Gardens Footbridge, Cockermouth (collapsed)
South Street/Kirkgate Footbridge, Cockermouth
Workington Docks Old Railway Footbridge
Brewery Footbridge, Cockermouth
ROAD CLOSURES:
Allerdale:
U2449 Market Place Workington
C2008 Toll Bar to Dearham
U2218 Catbells, Nr Keswick
B5301 Arkleby Road, Aspatria
Copeland:
U4440Wagon Way, Whitehaven
Eden:
U3151 Moss Rigg, Newbiggin, Stainton
A592 Waterfoot Corner to Aira Force Junction
C3036 A66 to Hutton John
South Lakeland:
U5014 Tarns Hows to Boon Crag
The road closure situation is changing constantly. Motorists are advised to visit the Cumbria County Council website www.cumbria.gov.uk, for latest details.
Details of current road closures can be found on Cumbria County Council's website: www.cumbria.gov.uk, Cumbria Highways hotline: 0845 609 6609
Emergency services offer the following safety advice:
Do not drive unless essential
Do not walk through floodwaters
Do not try and unblock drains yourself
Look out for vulnerable friends and neighbours
Have torches, mobile phones, waterproofs, water, radios with batteries, medication and other essential items at hand in case you cannot get home or need to be evacuated
First published at 06:57, Friday, 20 November 2009
Published by http://www.nwemail.co.uk
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I agree with the comments of William Wood, I am also disgusted by the poor publicity for the appeal, which has been very localized. If it had happened "down south", you can bet your life it would have been plastered all over the national press.
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It is almost 4 weeks since we were flooded and have yet to date received very little help down here in Ulverston. What do we have to do to get some help?? Please help us out???
Posted by sharon phillipson-Reed on 14 December 2009 at 21:22