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Public Consultation November 2003
A66 Temple Sowerby to Appleby
Introduction
The A66 Trunk Road provides a main trans-Pennine route linking the A1 at Scotch Corner with the M6 at Penrith. The existing route is a mixture of single and dual carriageway and the Government's strategy for the A66 is to upgrade the entire route to dual carriageway.
This section of the A66 under consideration lies between the eastern extent of the proposed Temple Sowerby bypass and the western end of the existing Appleby bypass. It is one of six single carriageway sections that we are now consulting on. You are invited to comment on whether upgrading is appropriate and if so by what means. Information on the other five schemes is available from the Highways Agency.(see Further Information).
Existing Situation
The existing A66 Trunk Road between Temple Sowerby and Appleby is 8.5km (5 miles) in length, is of variable width and carries approximately 15,000 vehicles per day, 20% of which are heavy goods vehicles.
Locally, there have been 42 accidents on the A66 in the last five years. There are ten junctions with the local county road network and several private means of access joining the A66, all of which increase the safety concerns for road users. Kirkby Thore village and the hamlet of Crackenthorpe are generally to the north of the A66 although a number of properties are adjacent to the existing road.
Scheme Proposals
Three route options have been identified for consultation as indicated on the map. The proposed standard for the routes is dual carriageway and a typical cross section is shown below.
Orange Option 2A starts near the end of the proposed Temple Sowerby Bypass sweeping south toward the River Eden to follow the line of the disused railway line across Trout Beck to the C3063 Long Marton junction. The route then follows the line of the Roman Road then sweeps south to pass Crackenthorpe to the north to tie in with Appleby Bypass to the west of the existing railway bridge.
Purple Option 2F starts from the end of the proposed Temple Sowerby Bypass and heads east to cross the A66 and then sweeps south, back across the A66 to the south of Kirkby Thore. From here it follows the disused railway line across Trout Beck and continues along the same route as Option 2A.
Turquoise Option 2K starts from the end of the proposed Temple Sowerby Bypass and heads east to bypass Kirkby Thore to the north. The route then sweeps south to cross Trout Beck and meet the disused railway line close to the C3063. From here it continues to follow the same route as Options 2A and 2F.
Access to all the routes from the local road network will be provided by junctions designed to current standards and are intended to be located at Kirkby Thore and the C3063 to Long Marton.
A major feature of each route option will be a bridge to cross Trout Beck and the adjacent flood plain. Each route has a number of accommodation bridges for footpath and land severance issues. All these structures will be designed to minimise environmental impact.
Proposals Map
