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A66 Dualling Stephen Bank to Carkin Moor
The Proposals
The main elements of the proposals are:
- the provision of a new two lane carriageway on the northern side of the existing road to form a dual carriageway;
- improvements to existing junctions and, where possible, the closure of minor side roads and property and field accesses; and
- improved facilities for pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders.
The proposals will include an enforcement weighbridge for the Vehicle Inspectorate.
At the western end of the scheme, Warrener Lane will be closed to motor vehicles on the northern side of the A66 but will remain open for pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders. Warrener Lane (south) will remain open to all traffic and the junction will be improved including the provision of a wide central reserve to help buses and other large vehicles turn safely. Improved crossing facilities will be provided for pedestrians and cyclists.
The wide central reserve would be continued eastwards so that the existing hedgerow can be retained and a large water main left undisturbed.
At Winston Crossroads, the side roads will be realigned to provide an improved staggered crossroads and the wide central reserve will allow large vehicles to turn safely. Crossing facilities will be provided for pedestrians and cyclists together with a corral for horse riders. Similar facilities will be provided at Jagger Lane which will be closed to motor vehicles.
Between Jagger Lane and Melsonby Crossroads an agricultural vehicle crossing will be provided in the wide central reserve for Rock Castle Farm.
At Melsonby Crossroads, Moor Road would be realigned to provide an improved staggered crossroads. Dedicated crossing facilities similar to those planned at Jagger Lane would also be provided. Between Melsonby Crossroads and Sedbury Home Farm, the new carriageway would closely follow the existing road and the former Kirklands Garage would be demolished. East of Sedbury Home Farm the new carriageway would be built further to the north. This is necessary to achieve the required geometry and also to allow the existing belt of mature trees to be retained within the wide central reserve. A new footpath would be provided between Sedbury Home Farm and Sedbury Lodge and then through to Sedbury Layby.
Access to Sedbury Home Farm, Sedbury Lodge and the Vintage Hotel would be retained. However, access to Sedbury Layby would be for westbound traffic only. A new layby, lengthened to accommodate the expected number of large goods vehicles, would be provided for eastbound traffic near to the former Kirklands Garage site. All other existing laybys on this length of the A66 would be closed.
The new carriageway will be surfaced with the latest materials which have low noise properties.
Balancing ponds to control surface water drainage will be provided on land at Carkin Moor, Kirklands and Scotch Corner. The proposals will include planting and landscaping to mitigate the effect of the dualling on the local environment. The road will remain unlit apart from the approach to Scotch Corner roundabout.
