MOTORISTS who use the M6 in north Cumbria are set to face 13 weeks of disruption when works get underway by Highways England in the new year.
A total of £2.5 million is to be spent between Carlisle and Penrith to replace the barrier in the central reservation with the latest type of steel system.
The project will get underway on Monday, January 6.
The scheme will take place near Southwaite Services between M6 junction 41 and junction 42.
It will start with two overnight closures of each carriageway on different nights.
There will then be one overnight carriageway closure in each direction each week until the end of March as the barrier installation crews work their way along a seven-mile section.
The carriageway repairs will also be taking place alongside routine maintenance such as litter clearance.
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