Motorway plans revealed

The exhibition will look at a range of improvements to the M6

Motorists are being given the chance to find out more about proposals to improve the M6 through Cumbria.

Highways Agency officials are drawing up a 10-year plan for the motorway throughout the North West from Cheshire to Carlisle.

A series of exhibitions starts on Friday with a roadshow at Killington and Tebay motorway services and will visit Carlisle next week.

It covers a number of issues ranging from possible improvements to junctions, warning signs and whether the number of night-time accidents can be reduced.

Road bosses say they want to get the views of local people who they say often have a good idea of problems and possible solutions.

Hazard warnings

The exhibition looks at a range of measures including how congestion could be reduced around Carlisle and at junction 36 where traffic leaves for the Lake District.

Engineers are considering electronic message signs through the county which would give better warning about hazards such as high winds on the Shap section.

There are also concerns about the number of accidents which happen at night through the county.

One suspicion is that long-distance drivers try to avoid day-time congestion by driving at night but then fall asleep at the wheel.