MORE than £350,000 is being spent on repairing one of Cumbria's busiest roads.

Highways England have announced they are to start work on sections of the A66 near Penrith from Thursday.

The programme of works, costing £357,000, will include ironing out potholes and other bits of wear along the road.

The first part of the project will take place for a week at the Kemplay roundabout and along the westbound carriageway between the roundabout and Carleton Hall.

All works will be carried out overnight.

This will be followed by a week of repairs along the westbound Temple Sowerby bypass and then, midway through next month, repairs between Low Moor and Kirkby Thore. These works will also last around one week.

Highways England project manager Peter Gee said: “These are routine wear and tear repairs to ensure drivers can continue to enjoy safe and smooth journeys along this section of the A66.

“We’re carrying out all the work overnight when the route is at its quietest to minimise inconvenience to road users.”

Traffic will be controlled using a mixture of lane closures and temporary traffic signals, with closures of junctions at Morland Road and Cliburn Road required for short durations.

Signed diversions will be in place during these.