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Local St Bees · West Cumbria

Main Street in St Bees is shut for about a fortnight from Monday 2 November while they redo the pavements Main Street in St Bees to close for around two weeks from Monday 2 November for footway works

By Kris WM, editor 3 min read From Cumberland Council
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Main Street in St Bees to close for around two weeks from Monday 2 November for footway works
Photo: Perry Dark via Geograph / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Main Street, St Bees, 2012)

The pavements on Main Street and Egremont Road in St Bees are getting redone from Monday 2 November, and the road's shut round the clock while they do it. Buses get moved about, and near the end they'll stop at the beach and turn round.

This one's for folk in St Bees, anybody who drives through, and anybody who gets the bus out to the village.

Cumberland Council says the last bit of pavement resurfacing on Main Street (the B5345) and Egremont Road starts on Monday 2 November. Their contractor, DSD Construction, reckons on about two weeks, but they've allowed three in case the weather has other ideas.

The road's shut 24 hours a day the whole time, with the lads working 7am to 6pm. It's done in three goes. Day one is Egremont Road to Nethertown Road. Days two to five, Nethertown Road up to the Outrigg junction. Days six to ten, the Outrigg junction to Finkle Street.

Each night and at weekends they'll make it safe, and if you live or work there they'll let you through when it's safe to. Ambulances, fire and police can always get through, so can people on foot, and you can push your bike through. Bins still get emptied as normal.

The buses keep going but they'll be moved about. For the first two phases they go round by Outrigg Close. In the last phase they'll stop at St Bees Beach and turn back for Whitehaven. There'll be notices up at the stops that are affected.

What you can do: leave a bit earlier from 2 November, check with Stagecoach for the bus times, and look on one.network for live roadworks. The council's Highways Hotline is 0300 373 3736.

Cumberland Council's contractor will resurface the footways on the B5345 Main Street and Egremont Road in St Bees from Monday 2 November, under a 24-hour road closure. Buses will be diverted, and in the final phase they will turn back at St Bees Beach.

This is for people who live in or drive through St Bees, and for anyone who catches the bus to the village.

Cumberland Council says the final phase of footway resurfacing on the B5345 Main Street and Egremont Road will start on Monday 2 November. The work is being done by its contractor, DSD Construction Limited, and is expected to take around two weeks, with a three-week programme in place in case the weather slows things down.

The road will be closed 24 hours a day throughout, with work happening between 7am and 6pm. The scheme runs in three phases. On day one the works are between Egremont Road and Nethertown Road. Days two to five cover Nethertown Road to the Outrigg junction, and days six to ten move on from the Outrigg junction to Finkle Street.

At the end of each working day and over weekends the site will be made safe, and residents and businesses will be let through wherever it is practical and safe. Emergency vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists who get off and walk can pass at all times, and bin and recycling collections carry on as normal.

Buses will keep running but will change. During phases one and two they will be diverted via Outrigg Close. During phase three they will terminate at St Bees Beach before heading back to Whitehaven. Temporary stop information will be put up at affected stops.

What you can do: allow extra time from 2 November, check with Stagecoach for the latest bus times, and look up live roadworks on one.network. The council's Highways Hotline is 0300 373 3736.