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The Project Control Framework
This framework sets out how we, together with the Department for Transport, manage and deliver major road improvement projects.
Major Projects Completed in 2008/09
In financial year 2008/09, we have opened to traffic the following 16 major schemes.
April 08
A590 High and Low Newton Bypass
The existing A590 through High and Low Newton is a very busy route carrying up to 14,000 vehicles per day, including 2,000 heavy goods vehicles. The road was substandard in terms of alignment, visibility, width and safe overtaking opportunities. The bypass will bring significant benefits to the communities of High Newton, Low Newton and Ayside by removing over 90% of traffic and reducing accidents.
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May 08
A66 Long Newton Junction
The A66 between Stockton on Tees and Darlington is a two lane dual carriageway carries approximately 32,000 vehicles each day. The previous junctions at Long Newton and Elton had a poor safety record. This scheme will improve safety by closing gaps in the central reservation and the creation of a new roundabout and link road.
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July 08
M25 J1b to 3 Widening (Section 3)
The M25 is one of the busiest routes in England, the upgrades to this part of the motorway are vital in tackling congestion and improving the journey time and reliability to the road user.
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August 08
A27 Southerham to Beddingham Improvement
The level crossing at Beddingham is a well known congestion point on the A27. To make the crossing safer and to cater more effectively for traffic using the route, a new bridge has been constructed over the railway line and the existing single carriageway road has been improved.
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September 08
M27 J11 to J12 Climbing Lanes
This section of the M27 carries approximately 110,000 vehicles per day and experiences congestion due to the gradients associated with the crest of hill approximately half way between the two junctions.
This scheme will bring reduced congestion, provide quicker and more reliable journey times, and improved safety. The scheme is built entirely within existing highway limits minimising the impact on the environment and surrounding communities, and will bring real benefits to traffic.
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A14 Haughley New Street - Stowmarket Improvement
The A14 Trunk Road is a route of national importance, connecting the east coast ports of Felixstowe and Harwich with the Midlands and the North. The previous road and the locations of the junctions with local roads meant that the visibility along this existing section of the A14 was poor with also a poor safety record. The scheme is approx 4km in length. The new road starts at Haughley New Street and takes a route just to the south of the existing A14.
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December 08
M6 Carlisle to Guardsmill Extension
The A74 between Carlisle to Guards Mill is the last "missing link" in the motorway network between London and Glasgow. This dual carriageway section of trunk road had several minor road junctions and therefore mixes relatively low-speed local traffic with high-speed trunk road traffic. It has a poor accident record and causes driver frustration, resulting from heavy goods vehicles using the outside lane of each carriageway. The upgraded of this section to motorway standard will bring an improvement in safety and a reduction in journey times for the road user.
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M62 Junction 6 Improvement
This scheme will improve the busy junction 6 of the M62 by adding two direct connections, one from the M57 southbound to the M62 eastbound and the other from M62 westbound to the M57 northbound. This traffic will no longer need to use the junction roundabout, thus reducing congestion and delays significantly and improving road safety.
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A595 Parton - Lillyhall Improvement
The A595 between Parton and Lillyhall is an important part of the trunk road network connecting West Cumbria and the towns of Whitehaven and Workington with the M6 motorway at Penrith via the A66.
The previous road carried more than 17,000 vehicles a day, and passes through several local communities. The previous road is narrow and winding with a high number of junctions and is heavily congested. The new route will reduce traffic in the village, improve journey times for travelers and improve the local environment.
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A38 Dobwalls Bypass
The A38 Trunk Road links mid-Cornwall to Plymouth and is one of only two trunk road routes to Cornwall. The high levels of traffic levels has caused congestion and has had a serious adverse effect on the village environment, causing community severance and noise pollution. The bypass will reduce traffic through the village by about 90% improving safety and reducing journey times.
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M1 Junction 6a to 10 Widening
Works to widen the M1, reducing congestion and improving both safety and journey time reliability, started in mid March 2006 and completed in December 2008.
The M1 is one of the busiest motorways in Britain and is a major link between London, the Midlands and the North. The section between Junctions 6A and 10 is approximately 10 miles (17 km) long, stretching from the M25 through to Luton, and carries an average of 160,000 vehicles. The project will reduce delays experienced and increase journey times for travellers.
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January 09
M27 Junction 3 to 4 Widening
This section of the M27 carries approximately 121,000 vehicles per day and experiences congestion on a regular basis. The scheme widened this section of road from 3 to 4 lanes for both carriageways over a length of approximately 4km between junctions 3 and 4. The scheme will reduce congestion, bring quicker and more reliable journey times, and improved safety. The scheme has been built entirely within existing highway boundaries, minimising the impact on the environment and surrounding communities, and will bring real benefits to users.
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February 09
A2 Bean - Cobham Phase 2 Pepperhill - Cobham
The A2 has been widened to four lanes with hard shoulders in each direction between Pepperhill and Cobham junctions. The widening scheme is the second phase of the overall A2 Bean to Cobham scheme.
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March 09
A5117/A550 Deeside Park Junctions Improvement
This scheme involves improvements to the A550/A5117 between Deeside Park and the M56 Junction 16, where the previous the dual carriageway of approximately five kilometres in length experienced heavy congestion and delays for road users at peak times. This scheme will significantly reduce congestion and delays along the route as well improving safety and providing improved facilities for walkers, cyclists and horse riders.
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A419 Blunsdon Bypass
The A419 trunk road is a major route linking the M4 and M5 motorways and links Swindon to the trunk and motorway network. Most of the route is already improved, but at Blunsdon the A419 is one of the remaining bottlenecks on an otherwise high standard trunk road route and is subject to a 50mph speed limit. Traffic congestion occurs at Turnpike Roundabout and at the junction with Lady Lane with long delays, particularly at peak times, causing driver frustration and traffic accidents. The A419 in Blunsdon is difficult to cross for pedestrians, cyclists, horse riders and vehicles. The quality of the environment near the trunk road is poor due to high volumes of vehicles, high noise levels and associated uses of facilities at Turnpike. This project will improve journey times and improve safety. The bypass will also move the traffic further away from Blunsdon and therefore reducing the effect of the road on the local people.
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A69 Haydon Bridge Bypass
The existing A69 Trunk Road passes through the centre of Haydon Bridge. The high numbers of cars and heavy goods vehicles passing through the community every day causes congestion, poor air quality and traffic noise. To alleviate these problems we have built a new 2.9km single carriageway bypass around the southern side of the village. This will take the traffic away from the village, improving the local environment and reducing traffic and congestion.
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