WORK to replace the worn-out carriageway on three roads in South Lakeland started this week.

Cumbria County Council is investing £180,000 in work to resurface a 1.3km section of the A684 west of Sedbergh between Lincoln’s Inn Bridge and Marlthwaite.

The work started on Monday and is expected to last up to ten nights. The road has been closed from 7pm to 5am on week nights and a signed diversion route is in place.

The county council will also be carrying out works on a one kilometre stretch of the A65 between Nook and Lupton. The £150,000 works are scheduled to start on October 2 and are expected to last for up to seven nights. It will be necessary to close the road from 7pm to 5am each night during this period to allow the works to be carried out safely. A signed diversion via the A683 will be in place.

A third resurfacing scheme is planned on a one kilometre section of the A5074 from north of Gilpin Bridge towards the Howe. The county council is investing £130,000 in the works, which have a provisional start date of October 9. Resurfacing is expected to last for up to seven nights (weeknights only) and the road will be closed between 7pm and 5am each night.

A signed diversion via the A592 and A590 will be in place during the closure period.