Highways England’s plans to unlock congestion and transform journeys for millions of people using the A303 between the south-east and south-west were given the go-ahead (12 November).
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has given the formal green light by…
A LORRY full of cauliflowers overturned on the A66 this morning, shedding its load onto the carriageway and causing delays to traffic.The vehicle overturned at about 5.20am this morning on the A66, at the A1(M) Junction 53, closing one lane of the…
An articulated lorry loaded with cauliflowers has overturned near a major route in and out of the North-east after an early morning accident.
North Yorkshire Police’s roads group said the wagon overturned on the Scotch Corner roundabout near the A1 aro…
A DOMESTIC violence protection order has been made against a 19-year-old.A 30-day order has been placed on Joseph Charlotte after police received a phone call requesting assistance on August 4. When police attended Charlotte had already vacated the pre…
The A66 at Cargo Fleet Lane was closed in both directions after a lorry fire
Police shut the dual carriageway near to the Suzuki garage, in North Ormesby, after the incident on the westbound carriageway in which a heavy goods vehicle caught fire.
Fuel …
HIGHWAYS England has announced an ambitious plan to help improve the UK road network and support a claimed 64,000 jobs in the construction industry.
The plans include spending £14 billion on projects to improve the quality, capacity, and safety fo…
A LORRY driver who smashed into the rear of a horsebox at more than 50mph had been logging onto his online bank account seconds before the impact.Jordan Leonard was travelling along the A66 near Darlington when he failed to notice Tom Harker slowing do…
MOTORISTS were left shocked after a lorry carrying paper burst into a raging inferno on the A66 eastbound.Both lanes of the road were closed as firefighters from stations across the area fought the flames on Tuesday evening.
The closure affected the ro…
A LORRY caught fire yesterday evening on the A66 near Troutbeck.The vehicle was reported and photographed while alight along the major route near Penrith at around 7pm.
The driver made it out of the vehicle without sustaining any serious injuries, it w…
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UK – We start the weekly review of some of the smaller logistics related items with the Freight Transport Association (FTA) response to the government’s announcement that it will move forward with dualling the remaining sections of the A66 between Scot…
The Pennine mountain range runs down the middle of the UK, earning it the nickname the ‘Backbone of England’, but crossing it by road has always been slow, which is why a new £1bn (US$1.2bn) transformation of the A66 is so significant for the nat…
Plans to upgrade the A66 trans-Pennine route have moved a step closure after the Department of Transport announced details of the preferred route.
It follows a consultation last year into options to make the remaining single lane sections of the road i…
HIGHWAYS England has today announced a preferred route for expansive upgrades to the A66, the road linking communities across the North of England from coast to coast.It follows a consultation last year into options for the upgrades, to make the remain…
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The upgrades to a key route connecting the east and west of northern England have been announced by Highways England.
Saturday, 23rd May 2020, 1:25 pm
Updated Saturday, 23rd May 2020, 1:26 pm
The A66 near Bowes. Copyright: other
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