photo: Charlie Hedley.

Transport and Streets

The strategic partnership between Cumbria County Council and Capita PLC has brought together the various organisations that are involved in the delivery of the highway management service to Cumbria - 'Cumbria Highways'.

The Cumbria Highways Hotline provides a single point of contact for a wide range of highway matters and the focal point for an enhanced service to the people of Cumbria.

Contact the Highways Hotline by telephoning (0845) 6096609 or visit the Cumbria Highways website. Highways Hotline provides information, handles reports of defects and other problems on any of the following matters:

• Potholes and road defects
• Pavements and cycleways
• Street lighting
• Road signs
• Flooding of roads
• Traffic management
• Traffic signals
• Skips
• Scaffolding
• Road closures
• Snow, ice and road gritting
• Grass verges
• Overhanging trees and hedges
• Highway improvements
• Rights of way
• Windermere ferry enquiries

For queries regarding public transport, use Traveline on (0871) 200 22 33

For anything relating to the trunk roads in Cumbria or the motorway, use the Highways Agency/Amey Mouchel on (01768) 895564