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<p>Two sections of road on the strategic road network have been damaged by the recent
flooding. The river bank was washed out on both sides at Warwick Bridge on the A69
near Carlisle. This will be repaired, as agreed with the Environment Agency (EA),
using gabion baskets at an estimated cost of £60,000.</p><p> </p><p>A 1.5 mile section
of the westbound dual carriageway on the A66 in Cumbria is currently closed following
the storms. The provisional cost estimate for reopening this section of the network
is between £3m and £5m dependent on the findings of a recent geotechnical survey.</p><p>
</p><p>The rest of the strategic road network in the North West region has now been
returned to a fully serviceable condition. The cost of clearing the affected network
in the North West region is estimated at £275,000.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for
Transport is continuing to collate a comprehensive list of damage caused to the local
highway network following the recent storms encountered in some areas of the country.</p>
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