Bowes Interchange, Temporary Prohibition of Traffic

National Highways

Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 -Section 14 The A66 Trunk Road (Bowes Interchange To Low Broats Junction) (Temporary Prohibition Of Traffic)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that National Highways Limited intends to make an Order on the A66 Trunk Road, in County Durham, to enable safety fence works to be carried out in safety.
The works are expected to start on Monday 8 August 2022 for 2 nights, or until completed, and will take place between 8pm and 6am. The effect of the Order will be to close, the A66 eastbound carriageway from the exit slip road at Bowes Interchange to its junction with Low Broats, a distance of 1645 metres; during which times a suitably signed alternative route will be available.
Traffic signs will indicate the extent of the prohibition (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). The Order comes into force on 7 August 2022 and has a maximum duration of eighteen months. The contact for any further information about this notice is Jill Thornhill, e-mail:

TERRIE HUTCHINSON, National Highways, Great North House, 20 Allington Way,
Darlington DL1 4DY