The road improvement project on Bransty Row in Whitehaven has been completed. (Left to right) county councillor and transport portfolio holder Keith Little, Mark Steele from Thomas Armstrong Construction, Michael Pemberton from BEC, chairman of Cumbria County Council, councillor Tony Markley, Douglas Wilson and county councillor for Bransty Graham Roberts A £2.5m highways improvement scheme to transform a gateway into Whitehaven has been completed, following the switch-on of traffic lights at the Bransty Row junction. Cumbria County Council has delivered the project, designed to ease congestion and improve road safety with a clearer road layout for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians.