A NEW supermarket will open in west Cumbria in September.

Work is well underway to clear the way for the Lidl shop at Milltoft, off Curzon Street, Maryport.

Construction traffic has been using a track straight on to Curzon Street, opposite the Spar garage while clearing the site. 

Townsfolk were left to wonder if that would be the new access point for the supermarket once it opened. 

But plans lodged with Allerdale council show that two turning lanes will be created for traffic travelling from Netherhall Corner and Workington to turn into Lidl and the garage.

A traffic refuge will be installed to help pedestrians cross the road.

The existing pavement, on the Lidl side of the road, will also be altered to allow vehicle access.

It will be slightly diverted to end on Hutton Place instead of Ellenborough Place.

The German owned chain is creating up to 30 jobs.

The shop will be among the first of its kind in Britain, the firm said. 

The town will be one of the first in Britain to have a "Lidl of the Future", modelled on more upmarket chains to try to attract a more affluent clientele.

The supermarket is being built on the site of two existing rugby pitches.

Allerdale council said the pitches would be reconfigured and upgraded and there would be no loss of facilities.