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Public Consultation November 2003
A66 Appleby to Brough
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 is located near Warcop and upgrades the route between the existing dual carriageways of Appleby Bypass and Brough Bypass. It is one of six single carriageway sections that we are now consulting on. You are now 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 single carriageway section of the A66 Trunk Road between Appleby and Brough is 8.25km (5 miles) long, is variable in width and is sinuous in places with poor horizontal and vertical alignment. Several properties including the MoD Firing Range have direct access on to the A66 and there are six junctions connecting to the local road network for access to Sandford, Warcop, Flitholme and Great Musgrave.
The route carries approximately 12000 vehicles per day, 25% of which are heavy goods vehicles and there have been 48 accidents recorded between 1998 and 2002.
Scheme Proposals
The proposed route has resulted from a study of several options and is the subject of this consultation exercise. This route is shown in red as Route 3D on the proposals map opposite and a typical cross section is shown below.
Between Appleby Bypass and Wildboar Hill, the route would utilise as much of the existing A66 as possible for eastbound traffic. A new carriageway would be constructed adjacent and to the south of the existing carriageway for westbound traffic.
From Wildboar Hill the route leaves the line of the existing A66 crossing the MoD sports field and remaining close to but to the south of the A66 before rejoining the dual carriageway at Brough Bypass.
Access to the proposed route from the local road network is to be limited to junctions at Sandford and Warcop.
The existing A66 between Moor House and Turks Head will become part of the county road network for local access.
