Cumberland Council must pay compensation to a parent over delays by the authority it replaced.
Tim Farron says a loop on the railway line would double capacity and be a huge boost to tourism.
A 124-tonne temporary bridge is installed so workers on the link road can cross the River Caldew.
Work at The Queen Katherine School in Kendal will see new classrooms and a sports hall built.
A section of the A596 in Flimby was closed earlier this month to allow for defences to be strengthened.
The project to build a southern link road around Carlisle will receive further government funds.
A developer says it wants to build the properties as part of a major housing estate.
Work starts on Barrow's Jubilee Bridge and repairs to the notorious Kirkstone Pass in Cumbria.
Historic buildings are transformed by projections of colour and sound across Carlisle.
