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Public consultation over £2.3 million infrastructure investment plans for Kendal

Residents of Kendal are being invited to view plans for a series of highway improvements and sustainable transport investment in the town at a community drop-in session.

Funding for the improvements has been secured through Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership’s successful bid for £19 million of Local Growth Fund investment in Cumbria from the Government.

Now Cumbria County Council has organised the consultation event, which will take place between 3pm and 7pm on Friday 19 September at the Georgian Room, Kendal Town Hall.

The county council is proposing to invest £2.3 million over the next two years on a number of improvements in Kendal to support anticipated growth in the town, including:

Road junction improvements

Walking and cycling infrastructure

Modal shift measures, to prevent increased traffic congestion

Work and school travel plans

Additional cycling infrastructure and promotion

Design plans for junction improvements will be available at the drop-in event and people will be invited to give their views on the proposed schemes.

Councillor John McCreesh, Chair of the county council’s South Lakeland Local Committee, said: “Kendal is to benefit from £2.3 million of growth fund investment to unlock development of sites in the town allocated for employment and housing.

“The council has been working on scheme designs for a series of improvements and the drop-in will be a good opportunity for people to call in and give us their feedback on what’s being proposed.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Simon Malia .