Shap Summit News Today

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A SECTION of the A6 at Shap is closed in both directions due to an accident, with the air ambulance in attendance.

A SECTION of the A6 at Shap is closed in both directions due to an accident, with the air ambulance in attendance.

They may be some of the UK’s brightest young students but competitors on Monday’s episode of University Challenge need to brush up on their…

VEHICLES have been left stranded and roads are impassable due to snow in Cumbria.

VEHICLES have been left stranded and roads are impassable due to snow in Cumbria.

A weather warning for heavy snow is in place for the region on Tuesday, with The Met Office warning that Storm Barra could bring snow and strong…

A CHARITY cyclist has completed the amazing feat of pedalling from Lands End to John O Groats – and back again – all in just 18 days.

It is one of 12 being upgraded across England this winter. Three other new sensor points are being installed in the North-West at Shap Summit on the M6 and Troutbeck and Banks Gate on the A66. The weather stations provide vital information to the Highways England teams who are in charge of keeping strategic roads safe and reliable for drivers who need to make essential journeys. The equipment gives live updates on conditions to help maintenance teams decide when to send up to 535 gritte...

  Highways England’s gritting teams are working around the clock to treat roads and keep them free from disruption, however significant snowfall is predicted with the possibility of freezing rain. According to the Met Office there is a risk particularly to the higher routes. Parts of the A66 and the A69 could see up to 12 centimetres of snow. The M62 J21-23, the M6 at Shap Summit and the A628 Woodhead Pass could experience up to four centimetres, while the A1 and A19 could also see b...