Barrier Scheme gets green light
Monday, February 8th, 2010Work on a new concrete safety barrier along the M6 in Cumbria – accelerated for delivery as part of the Department for Transport’s £700 million fiscal stimulus package – is to begin later this month.
The £1.26m Highways Agency scheme is taking place on a three-mile stretch between junctions 40 and 41 of the motorway near Penrith between Sunday, February 21 and mid April.
The work includes replacing the steel central reservation barrier with a safer, concrete barrier. The new barriers are stronger and more robust – reducing the risk of vehicles involved in accidents crossing from one side of the motorway to the other and improving the safety of road users and road workers. The barriers are also unlikely to require repairs after vehicle impact.
