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The Project Control Framework
On 1st April 2008 we launched the Project Control Framework. The Framework sets out how we, together with the Department for Transport, manage and deliver major improvement projects.
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The Need for the Scheme
A66 Carkin Moor to Scotch Corner Improvements
The A66 trunk road is a major east-west route across the Pennines. It links the Teesside conurbation and the A1 in the east to Cumbria and the M6 motorway in the west. The alternative trans-Pennine routes are the M62 motorway, which is approximately 100km to the south, and the A69 trunk road some 60km to the north.
The A66 is an important route for long distance strategic traffic and carries a large number of heavy goods vehicles. It is also an important route for local traffic including slow moving agricultural vehicles. This mix of traffic frequently led to bunching and queues forming behind slow moving vehicles on the existing single carriageway. This lead to frustration and to drivers taking unnecessary risks when overtaking. Although the overall accident rate on the single carriageway A66 was below the average for similar roads the severity of injuries was more than twice the national average. There have been several fatal accidents in recent years. The main objective of upgrading the road to dual carriageway was to improve road safety. In addition to the poor safety record, essential maintenance work was sometimes hampered by the width of the exising single carriageway. Signals were often required to control traffic and this gave rise to lenghy delays.
