The Digging Up Town Is Vanya Finished Workington Town Centre Revamp Nearing Completion with £33m Investment
Marra Mode is how we'd tell you this in the Co-op. Switch it off for the straight version.
The digging up town is vanya done - but tek heed there'll be shutting the road on Central Way this week and next. Innovation Centre opens 2 July on the auld Central Car Park.
The Council says all these roadworks are coming to an end. We're all fed up't back teeth of garn the long way round so let's hope it's all reet and worth the wait!
Cumberland Council an the gadgees at Thomas Armstrong said the Murray Road an Central Way jobs are about fettled. Divn't celebrate yit though, there's still gonna be a bit of hassle on Central Way.
Lecky works are still garn on under the bridge frey Monday 29 June till Saturday 5 July and Central Way shuts frey the Campbell-Savours Way junction for 150 metres and traffic will be diverted, but ye can still ga through on shanks's pony.
Monday 6 July to Saturday 11 July, Central Way'll be shut owernight (7pm to 6am) frey the multi-storey car park entrance. If you're driving up street late at night, y'll ave't ga t'other way.
The good crack is the Innovation Centre on the auld car park will open on Thursday 2 July. Oxford Innovation Space are sortin it, they're gonna be offices for new digital and manufacturing start-ups.
Councillor Mark Fryer thanks everybody for putting up with the mayhem, and fair play to him. Al bet the shops down there'll be fair chuffed when its all finished.
The £33 million's gonna pay for port upgrades, cycleways, Hall Park, sports village, all the lot! Let's all hope it gits more folk walking up't street an more lowie in folks's pockets.
Murray Road and Central Way works enter their final stage — with ENWL utility closures from 29 June, overnight resurfacing 6–11 July, and the new Innovation Centre opening Thursday 2 July.
Cumberland Council has confirmed that the Workington Town Centre Public Realm and Connectivity Project is nearing its completion — a major milestone in the town's £33 million Levelling Up transformation delivered by Thomas Armstrong Ltd.
The scheme aims to create a more pedestrian-friendly town centre with safer public spaces, better connectivity for local businesses, and infrastructure to attract further private investment. Works on Murray Road and Central Way are now in their final stages, with only a raised crossing and final surfacing still to be completed in early July.
Drivers should note two separate programmes of disruption on Central Way:
Electricity North West utility works under the bridge on Central Way run from Monday 29 June to Saturday 5 July 2026. The road will be closed from the junction with Campbell-Savours Way for approximately 150 metres in a north-easterly direction. A signed vehicle diversion will be in place. Pedestrian and dismounted cyclist access will be maintained. Live details are on one.network (reference GB149515695).
Overnight resurfacing closures on Central Way from the entrance to the multi-storey car park will run from Monday 6 July to Saturday 11 July 2026, each night from 7:00 PM to 6:00 AM, to allow essential carriageway resurfacing and the final raised crossing installation.
Alongside the public realm works, the new Workington Innovation Centre opens on Thursday 2 July 2026 on the site of the former Central Car Park on Central Way. The £12 million facility, operated by Oxford Innovation Space, will provide purpose-built office space focused on digital technology and advanced manufacturing businesses.
The wider £33 million investment programme also supports the Digital Accelerator Hub, the Port of Workington Logistics and Energy Hub, new cycleways, improvements to Hall Park and Cumberland Sports Village.
Council leader Councillor Mark Fryer said: "This is a hugely important moment for Workington and a clear sign of the investment and ambition we are bringing to the town." He thanked residents and businesses for their patience during the disruption.