A595 Grizebeck improvement
This project aims to help boost economic growth in the area by creating a resilient route that will support the safe and reliable movement of goods and people into, around, and out of Barrow-in-Furness.
Road safety and access to local communities such as Grizebeck Village will benefit.
Project details
The A595 Grizebeck improvement scheme is a 1.4 kilometre single carriageway road between Chapels and Grizebeck on the A595 north of Barrow.
We have been awarded £23.31 million toward the scheme.
The route runs to the east of the existing A595, past properties at Dove Bank and Dove Ford Farm, before crossing the existing A595 and then forming a new junction with the A595/A5092 to the west of the existing junction.
Story Contracting Limited are the lead contractor and works have now begun on site.
Our A595 Grizebeck improvement video includes:
- route maps
- artists impressions of the completed work
- a video, fly through, following the new route
A595 Grizebeck Improvement video, YouTube
Land acquisition
We have now acquired the land to construct the project.
If you would like to see a copy of the 'Cumbria County Council (A595 Grizebeck Improvement) compulsory purchase order 2022, General visiting declaration, please email our project team.
Closure of the C5013 ('Mousetrap')
The C5013 (known as the ‘Mousetrap’) is a narrow route with few passing places. To ensure the safety of the site operatives and general road users, this will road be closed.
Biodiversity
Ecological surveys have now been undertaken to identify wildlife activity. We will, for example, create wildlife corridors and nesting features. Such measures will maintain and support the movement of animals through the area.
Archaeology works
Story Contracting Limited have carried out preliminary works, including archaeological digs and site establishment. No archaeological finds have been made, therefore the works can continue.
What you can expect to see over the next six months
Our contractor I & H Brown on site from January 2025. The works you will start to see will be the construction of the overbridge.
Contact us
If you have any queries or comments about the project or would like to be added to our mailing list to receive updates, contact our project team: