What is the project?
The Waterfront Business Park Barrow Access Road forms part of the Barrow-in-Furness Masterplan.
There are two major schemes which will deliver the strategic vision of the Masterplan. The first is the significant ‘Marina Village’ proposals, and the second, commercial element of the vision, is the Barrow Waterfront Business Park.
The road will provide access to the new Waterfront Business Park, which will welcome a range of businesses and is expected to create around 1,500 new jobs. The road is fundamental to the wider development of the business park and will also help remove traffic from surrounding residential streets.
What is its purpose?
To diversify the area’s economic base and develop the town’s role as an economic, civic and cultural centre for the wider South Cumbrian economy.
How much funding has it received from ERDF?
£4.9 million.
How much funding has it received from other funding partners?
£4.9 million funding from all project partners including the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA).
Who applied for this project?
Cumbria County Council.
Who can I contact to find out more?
David Haughian.
How can I contact them?
david.haughian@cumbriacc.gov.uk.