Work is due to start to repair severe damage to a road caused by a landslip.
The C5101 near Dent Head Viaduct has been closed since heavy rain caused the damage in November last year, leaving the road at risk of collapse.
The landslip resulted in the carriageway being undermined with a 1.9 metre drop which falls steeply to the River Dee.
The closure and necessary diversions have caused hardship for many members of the community. While the council's community development team provided support to people in the area affected by the closure, highways officers worked with specialist contractor WSP to prioritise designing and delivering a safe, long-term solution as quickly as possible on the geographically and topologically complex site.
The slope where the landslip occurred is approximately 16 metres in height. Significant ground investigations and ecological surveys had to be undertaken to understand the conditions on site and to design a solution that was safe for the public to use.
Councillor Peter Thornton, Westmorland and Furness Council's Cabinet member for Highways and ICT, said: "I am delighted that work is so close to starting to fix this road. We have been talking and working with the community since the closure and fully understand the impact and frustrations the diversions have caused.
"This is a complex site and officers and specialist contractor WSP really have pulled out the stops to investigate, analyse and design the solution far quicker than an issue as challenging as this would normally take.
"We are also pleased to be in a position to start preparing for work from Monday and reconnecting this vital route in a matter of weeks, weather permitting."
The project will involve realigning the existing carriageway by moving the road away from the crest of the landslip.
This will involve significant earthworks, with around 12,000 tonnes of material being moved off site. New drainage will be installed and where it is not possible to achieve a suitable slope gradient, retaining structures will be required.
Activity such as setting up a site compound will be seen from Monday, with an estimated seven-week construction period, weather permitting.
Surfacing contractor Heidelberg and groundworks contractor Metcalfes have worked closely with the council to make this happen.