Status: In construction
Funding: Active Travel Fund 3 (ATF3)
Policy Framework: Barrow-in-Furness Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP)
Project description
We've been awarded funding to develop and deliver a 2.3km route for cycling, walking and wheeling on North Walney, Barrow-in-Furness.
Starting at Earnse Bay, the route follows West Shore and Trent Vale, before running through Vickerstown Park. The route will then rejoin the highway at the Jubilee Bridge junction with the Promenade.
The route provides a continuous, safe, direct and attractive active travel link for the residents of North Walney. It will improve access to the town centre and provide a link to residential areas, schools and the new Earnse Bay Community Hub.
Drawings
You can see the proposals at the preliminary design stage in our North Walney route plan (PDF , 3.4MB)
Timescales
- scheme construction started: August 2024
- scheme construction to be completed: June 2025
- monitoring and evaluation: summer 2026
Progress
We've completed several key tasks recently. For example, we have:
The Promenade
- installed a toucan crossing, a pedestrian crossing that allows both pedestrians and cyclists to pass
- widened the traffic island
- installed new signals and signage
- added protective guarding (guardrails)
- laid the materials for the new cycle path in this section
- resurfaced the footway, including the tactile sections for people with visual impairments
Vicarstown Park
- built edge kerbing
- installed street lighting
- installed signage
- laid the materials in this section for the new cycle path
'The cut'
- added edge kerbing
- laid the materials for the shared use path
- installed street lighting
West Shore Road
- installed edge kerbing
- built delineation kerbs, to create gentle and smooth transitions between the carriageway and cycle lane
- added street lighting
- laid the final surface down for the cycleway and the pedestrian footway
Mill Lane
We've installed edge kerbing in this section. We've also laid the materials for the pedestrian footways and the new cycle path.
Trent Vale
We've installed 20mph signage and road markings in this section.
Next steps
Upcoming activities include:
Vicarstown
- laying the final top surface for the cycleway and footways
- adding lighting heads to the street lighting
- establishing new planting beds
The Cut
- laying the final top surface for the cycleway and footways
- adding lighting heads to the street lighting
- grass seeding
Mill Lane
- installing signals for the new parallel pedestrian and cycle crossing
- laying the final top surface for the cycleway and footways
- adding lighting heads to the street lighting
- landscaping
West Shore Road
Our key tasks in this area include painting the cycleway and footway, along with planting grass seeds.
Consultation and engagement
We carried out a public consultation on the concept or emerging preliminary designs, between 19 May and 9 June 2023.
You can find our analysis and summary in our North Walney Consultation Report (PDF , 708KB)(CCC elibrary - needs accessibility work)
Contact us
Please contact us if you have any questions
Highways Hotline
Phone: 0300 303 2992
Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5pm