Christmas and New Year information
Find out all the information you need about our services over the Christmas and New Year period. This includes our opening times, waste collection days, and how to contact us out of hours.
Key roads in Cumberland - the resilient road network
Key roads in Cumberland that are maintained during extreme weather, including periods of flooding, extreme heat, cold, snow and ice.
There have been several extreme weather events that have badly affected the UK transport network over the past decade. Many lessons have been learnt, including for us to maintain a core network of roads that we will aim to keep continuously open in extreme weather.
Extreme weather is defined as:
- high winds
- heatwaves
- flooding
- extreme cold
- snow and ice
National Highways
National Highways look after 4 major roads in Cumberland:
- M6
- A66
- A595 - from the A66 to Calder Bridge
- A69 - from Carlisle M6 Junction 43 heading east
Resilient road network map
Our resilient road network:
- ensures continuity with the resilient road networks of neighbouring councils
- has links to motorways and major roads that are the responsibility of National Highways