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Public Consultation November 2003
A66 Dualling Stephen Bank to Carkin Moor
Introduction
The A66 Trunk Road provides a main trans-Pennine route linking the M6 atPenrith with the A1 at Scotch Corner. The existing route is a mixture of dualand single carriageway and the Government's strategy for the A66 is toupgrade the entire route to dual carriageway between Penrith and ScotchCorner.
This section of the A66 between Stephen Bank and Carkin Moor is situatedapproximately 6km west of the A1. It is one of the six single carriagewaysections that we are now consulting on. You are now being invited tocomment on whether you feel upgrading is appropriate and if so by whatmeans. Information on the other 5 schemes is available from the HighwaysAgency (see Further Information).
Existing Situation
The 6.5km section from Stephen Bank to Carkin Moor is currently at singlecarriageway standard. It is a relatively straight section with substantialundulation along its length. The section also has a number of propertieswith direct frontage onto the road.
This section of the A66 carries approximately 15,300 vehicles per day,27% of which are heavy goods vehicles. There have also been 34personal injury accidents on this stretch in the last five years.
Proposals Map
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Scheme Proposals
Two schemes to upgrade the adjacent sections of single carriageway(Greta Bridge to Stephen Bank and Carkin Moor to Scotch Corner) arealready in the Targeted Programme of Improvement and a Public Inquiryinto these proposals has already been held.
Three route options have been identified for consultation as indicated onthe map. The proposed standard for these routes is dual carriageway asdetailed on the typical cross section shown here.
The options consist of acommon section, involvingthe addition of a second carriageway to the south from Stephen Bank eastwards for approximately1.4km. The common section is then off-line for 1.9km passing to the south ofthe properties at Fox Hall. The route returns to the line of the existing A66 atMainsgill. To the east of this point three options are being considered. Thiscommon section is shown in Black on the map.
The Red option is for both carriageways to be constructed off line to thesouth of both the existing A66 and Carkin Moor Fort Scheduled AncientMonument (SAM).
The Brown option is on-line dual carriageway widening through the CarkinMoor Fort SAM.
The Green option splits the carriageways. The eastbound carriageway isthe existing A66 with a new westbound carriageway constructed to thesouth of Carkin Moor Fort SAM.
