Plans to improve A595 junction revealed
Plans to improve a junction on a major West Cumbrian road have been revealed.
Residents, businesses and road users are being urged to have their say on the latest proposals to improve the A595 around the Bothel area.
Under the proposals, the Greyhound Inn/Torpenhow junction will change from an existing crossroads into a staggered priority junction with ghost islands.
Cumbria County Council, which has launched the consultation, said it will allow traffic to wait at the ghost islands before turning right into the minor roads.
As a result, the flow of traffic and safety will be improved, it added.
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