Kemplay Roundabout, Temporary Prohibition of Traffic

National Highways

Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 - Section 14 The A66 Trunk Road And M6 Motorway (Junction 40 Roundabout - Kemplay Roundabout To Skirsgill Interchange & Slip Roads)
(Temporary Restriction And Prohibition Of Traffic) Order 2022

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that National Highways Limited (Company No. 09346363) has made an Order on the A66 Trunk Road and the M6 Motorway, in the District of Eden, in the County of Cumbria, to enable resurfacing works and other general maintenance to be carried out in safety.
(a) The Order will impose speed limits on the following sections of the A66 Trunk Road and M6 Motorway:

i) a 40 mph speed limit on the westbound dual carriageway of the A66, from the exit from Kemplay Roundabout, to the entry to Skirsgill Roundabout;

ii) a 40 mph speed limit on the eastbound dual carriageway of the A66, from the exit from Rheged Roundabout, to the entry to Skirsgill Roundabout;

iii) a 40 mph speed limit on the eastbound dual carriageway of the A66, from the exit from Skirsgill Roundabout, to the entry to Kemplay Roundabout;

iv) a 40 mph speed limit on all that carriageway comprising the

Skirsgill Roundabout at M6 J40;
v) a 10 mph speed limit on the westbound dual carriageway of the A66, from a point 400 metres west of the exit from Kemplay Roundabout, to the entry to Skirsgill Roundabout;

vi) a 10 mph speed limit on the eastbound dual carriageway of the A66, from the exit from Rheged Roundabout, to a point 400 metres west of the entry to Kemplay Roundabout;

vii) a 10 mph speed limit on the eastbound dual carriageway of the A66, from the exit from Skirsgill Roundabout, to a point 400 metres west of the entry to Kemplay Roundabout.

The 10mph limit will apply for safety reasons through the works area where traffic will be escorted by a highway maintenance vehicle.
(b) The Order will ban all traffic from the following sections of the A66 Trunk Road and M6 Motorway:

i) the A66 westbound dual carriageway, from the exit from Kemplay Roundabout, to the entry to Skirsgill Roundabout (as described in a) i above);

ii) the M6 southbound exit and entry slip roads at J40;

iii) the M6 northbound exit and entry slip roads at J40

Only the eastbound or westbound carriageways of the A66 will be closed at any one time.
(c) The Order will ban all traffic from laybys adjacent to the A66 Trunk Road located:

i) on the westbound carriageway, 170 metres west of the Kemplay Roundabout;

ii) on the eastbound carriageway, 174 metres east of the Skirsgill Roundabout.

The works are expected to be undertaken in phases, as shall be indicated by traffic signs, and will take place overnight between 20:00 and 06:00 (07:00 on Saturday and Sunday mornings, during a period starting on Saturday 2 July 2022 and ending on Sunday 17 July 2022. However, works may start and continue between the same times on subsequent nights, until completed. Diversion routes via alternative junctions of the A66, M6 and local roads will be well signed.
The restrictions will not apply to emergency services or special-forces vehicles, and the prohibitions will not apply to emergency services, works, winter maintenance, or traffic officer vehicles. The prohibitions and restrictions will only apply during such times and to such extent as shall, from time to time, be indicated by traffic signs. The Order comes into force on 1 July 2022 and has a maximum duration of eighteen months. For further information, contact

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David Logan, an official of National Highways Limited, Piccadilly Gate, Store Street, Manchester M1 2WD.
National Highways Limited, Bridge House, 1 Walnut Tree Close, Guildford, GU1 4LZ. Registered in England & Wales Number 09346363.