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Repairs to major Lake District route A591 begin

Highways England will begin to repair the important road today. Parts of the A591 collapsed after becoming badly damaged in December's storms.

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Council explains time taken to begin A591 repairs

Work began today. Credit: ITV Border

Work is underway to repair the A591 - a major route connecting the north and south of the Lake District - after it was severely damaged by December's storms.

When asked about why it's taken this long for the repairs to begin, Keith Little, Cumbria County Council's Highways Portfolio Holder, said it's taken a lot of work to get this far:

It's just the amount of work that has to be dealt with, and Highways England have got to go through their own procedures, contractors had to be a found, a design had to be agreed, and then safe working has to be agreed."

– Cllr Keith Little, Cumbria County Council
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