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Environmental Statement
A66 Dualling Stephen Bank to Carkin Moor
The need for the scheme
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-Pennines 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 leads to bunching and queues often form behind slow moving vehicles. This may lead to frustration and to drivers taking unnecessary risks when overtaking.
The overall accident rate on this section of the A66 is close to the national average for similar roads. However, the severity of injuries is more than twice the national average. There have been seven fatal accidents in recent years. The main objective of upgrading the road to dual carriageway is to improve road safety.
In addition to the poor safety record, essential maintenance work is sometimes hampered by the width of the existing single carriageway. Signals are often required to control traffic and this can give rise to lengthy delays.
