Temporary roads and bridges are being constructed in Cumbria to enable people to travel without large diversions following the recent devastating floods.
Among the most notable incidents were the destruction of the historic river crossing at Pooley Bridge, which was washed away by a torrent of water gushing along the River Eamont as it emerged from Ullswater, England's second largest lake.
The A591 between Grasmere and Keswick was also closed as water washed away the foundations in places, causing the surface to collapse, while in other places the road was buried by landslides.
A temporary bridge is to be put in place at Pooley Bridge to restore the B5320 crossing, while a temporary road is being put in place on the A591 to carry shuttle buses.
Fuller repairs will take place in due course, but the winter weather means conditions are not favourable for such work at present.
It is not just in Cumbria where a short-term solution is helping to restore severed links.
In Aberdeenshire, a temporary road will help link up the A93 in places where it was washed away by the River Dee, such as at Crathie near Balmoral.
