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Public Consultation November 2003
A66 Dualling Cross Lanes to Greta Bridge
Rejected Routes
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Reasons for Rejecting the Purple Route
- Severe environmental impact on St Marys Church group of buildings
- Potential road safety implications.
- Does not comply with current highway design standards
What Happens Next
Your views, together with those of the local authorities and other bodies willbe carefully considered by the Secretary of State for Transport. A decisionwill then be announced on whether the proposals are to be taken forward.If they are, then a route would then be protected for planning purposes anddeveloped in greater detail.
By commenting now, you will not prejudice your right to comment for oragainst any future detailed proposals subsequently published under theHighways Act.
We look forward to seeing you at the exhibition.
Further Information
There are five other sections of the A66 at Public Consultation:
- Penrith to Temple Sowerby
- Temple Sowerby to Appleby
- Appleby to Brough
- Bowes Bypass Dualling
- Stephen Bank to Carkin Moor
Copies of all six public consultation leaflets are available from the HighwaysAgency web site. If you have any questions on this or any of the aboveschemes please ask at the exhibition or write to:
Highways Agency, Major Projects Team M1, Room 710,
Sunley Tower, Piccadilly Plaza, Manchester, M1 4BE.
For the attention of Marilyn Sinfield or telephone 08457 50 40 30
For further information on the Highways Agency call our information line:
08457 50 40 30
