WORK started this week on highway improvements at Glebe Road, Bowness, as part of a project to make some of the Lake District’s ‘honeypot’ areas more accessible by bus, bike or car.

The first phase of the work will see the creation of additional parking on the section of Glebe Road from the car park to the junction of Rectory Road, providing angled parking bays.

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The new layout will enable works to take place later this year to re-locate on-street parking away from the waterfront section of Glebe Road and create improved footways, carriageways, and public spaces for visitors and residents.

Cumbria County Council is leading on the scheme, working closely with South Lakeland District Council and the Lake District National Park Authority.

Construction of the scheme on Glebe Road is being phased to help reduce the impact on visitors and businesses. Work is being programmed to avoid the main school holidays at Easter, summer and autumn.