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Public Consultation November 2003
A66 Dualling Cross Lanes to Greta Bridge
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 Governments strategy for the A66 is toupgrade the entire route to dual carriageway between Penrith and ScotchCorner.
This section of the A66 between Cross Lanes and Greta Bridge issituated approximately 16km west of the A1. It is one of the six singlecarriageway sections that we are now consulting on. You are now beinginvited to comment on whether you feel upgrading is appropriate and if soby what means. Information on the other 5 schemes is available from theHighways Agency (see Further Information).
Existing Situation
The existing single carriageway section of the A66 between Cross Lanesand Greta Bridge is approximately 3km long. The A66 to the east and westof this section is dual carriageway. There are several properties with directaccess onto the A66. There are junctions at Cross Lanes and at RokebyPark.
The A66 in this location has an average daily traffic flow of 14,200 vehicles,with 25% of these being heavy goods vehicles (HGVs).
There have been 14 personal injury accidents on this section of the A66 inthe last five years.
Scheme Proposals
Two 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 below.
The options consist of a common section from the end of the existing dualcarriageway at the B6277 junction at Cross Lanes to approximately 1.5km tothe east. The route generally follows the line of the existing A66, eastboundtraffic would use the existing carriageway and a new carriageway wouldbe constructed to the south of the A66 for westbound traffic. This commonsection is shown in Black on the map.
East of this point, to the junction at Rokeby, two options are beingconsidered.
The Red option is for offline dual carriageway construction to the south ofthe Old Rectory minimising the impact on the St Mary's Church group of buildings.
The Brown option is for online dual carriageway construction with a newwestbound carriageway to the south of the existing A66 and would involvethe demolition of the Old Rectory.
Typical Cross Section
Proposals Map
