The County Of Cumbria (U4064 Buckbarrow Bridge) (Temporary 3 Tonnes Maximum Gross Weight Restriction) Order 2022

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that because of the likelihood of danger to the public, as a result of damage to the bridge, the County Council of Cumbria has made an Order the effect of which is to prohibit any vehicle which exceeds 3 tonnes maximum gross weight from proceeding along the entire expanse of the U4064 Buckbarrow Bridge.
A suitable alternative route for vehicles exceeding 3 tonnes maximum gross weight will be available via the unrestricted sections of the U4064, U4065 and the A595. This follows emergency notices dated 1 July 2022 and 22 July
2022.
Nothing in the Order to which this notice relates shall:
1. Apply to emergency service vehicles, or vehicles being used by statutory undertakers in the performance of their duties; and

2. Apply to anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform.

Any queries to the Highways Hotline 0300 303 2992 or via the Cumbria County Council website.
The Order will come into operation on 12 August 2022 and may continue in force for a maximum duration of eighteen months, and only as and when the appropriate traffic signs are displayed.

Chief Legal Officer, Cumbria County Council, Cumbria House, 117 Botchergate, Carlisle CA1 1RD Dated: 10 August 2022