A66 Improvements by Highways England

ongoing

Investment of more than a billion pounds in the A66 from Cumbria, through County Durham and into North Yorkshire will move a step closer in May as Highways England begins a non-statutory public consultation on ideas to complete the dualling of this important Northern Trans-Pennine route. The A66 is a strategically important road providing trans-Pennine connections between the east and west coasts and a primary route connecting the south of England and Scotland. Highways England is developing plans to fully dual the remaining six single carriageway sections, totaling 18 miles of the complete 50-mile route, in addition to junction improvements to the M6, junction 40 at Penrith and the A1(M) at Scotch Corner. This will provide improved benefits to journey time reliability, safety, network resilience, and connectivity for nearby villages and towns.