A NEW road will be built to allow major development works to take place on a town’s waterfront.

The new access will open up brownfield land to allow construction traffic to get to the site of the new Barrow Marina Village and Waterfront Development. The current site access, from Salthouse Road, is considered inappropriate due to being too narrow, too constrained and not meeting visibility standards.

The updated road will be suitable for constuction traffic and will also be used as permanent access for the development of homes. It is envisaged as one of multiple future access sites to the wider Marina Village housing site.

Cumbria County Council is contracting the works to provide a new priority junction with a right-turn lane on Salthouse Road. The proposal includes widening of the existing carriageway on the south side of Salthouse Road between Rawlinson Street and Ruskin Terrace to accommodate a right turn lane. It will also involve a short section of new carriageway leading off Salthouse Road and onto the Marina Village site, a new kerbed island to allow pedestrians to cross the road safely, and improved road lighting, surfacing, road markings and traffic signs.

The Marina Village area, to the south of Salthouse Road, is hoped to include around 650 new homes, a cruise ship terminal, a wildlife attraction and a multi-purpose sports village. When completed, it will help re-connect the town centre with the waterfront area.