ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14

National Highways
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14
THE A66 TRUNK ROAD (BLANDS CORNER ROUNDABOUT TO MORTON PALMS ROUNDABOUT) (TEMPORARY RESTRICTION AND PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that National Highways Limited intends to make an Order on the A66 Trunk Road, in the Borough of Darlington, to enable barrier and parapet works to be carried out in safety. The works are expected to start on Monday 7 March 2022 for 6 weeks, or until completed. The effect of the Order will be, overnight between 8pm and 6am, at times during the works, to:
(i) close the A66 from Blands Corner Roundabout to Morton Palms Roundabout, a distance of 5200 metres; during which suitably signed alternative routes will be available; and

(ii) ban vehicles from entering or leaving the above mentioned (i).

It will be necessary for 24 hours a day, starting at 00:01 on 7 March 2022, at times during the works to:
(iii) impose a temporary 40mph and at times a 10mph speed restriction on the above mentioned (i). The 10mph speed restriction will only apply when, for safety reasons, traffic has to be escorted through the works by a highway maintenance vehicle; and

(iv) close the laybys adjacent to the above mentioned (i).

Traffic management will be in force 24 hours a day and traffic signs will indicate the extent of the restrictions (which will not apply to emergency service vehicles or special forces vehicles) and prohibitions (which will not apply to emergency service vehicles or vehicles being used in connection with the said works or for winter maintenance or traffic officer purposes). Access will be maintained at all times to premises and property which are accessible from, and only from, the A66. The Order comes into force on 6 March 2022 and has a maximum duration of eighteen months. The contact for any further information about this notice is Clair Galloway, e-mail:

RICHARD FOXTON, National Highways, 2 City Walk, LEEDS LS11 9AR.