Traffic is reportedly very heavy with queues on the A591 northbound from A590 (the Brettargh Holt roundabout at Sedgwick) to the A6 at Helsington in the roadworks area.
One eye-witness said it took her about ten minutes to get through the coned-off area just now.
A contraflow is in place.
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