National Highways, working with delivery partners Kier, Balfour Beatty and Keltbray, worked under Project Speed principles to collaboratively create a robust development consent order (DCO) application for the £1.3bn A66 North Trans-Pennine upgrade, the project manager told NCE.
Designed by an Amey-Arup integrated team from the preliminary stages, the A66 upgrade…
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Costain removed from £1.3bn A66 upgrade as DfT disbands unit set up to fast track the project
National Highways and Costain have agreed “a change in contracting strategy” on the £1.3bn A66 Trans-Pennine scheme that will see the contractor step down from the job.
The A66 upgrade will see the single-lane sections of the 80km stretch between the M6 and A1 made into a dual carriageway, while key…
Road realignments denied on £1.3bn A66 Northern Trans Pennine upgrade for fear of increased flood risk
The Planning Inspectorate has rejected National Highways’ application to realign two roads as part of its £1.3bn A66 Northern Trans Pennine upgrade as they might increase flood risk in the area.
The dualling of the A66 between M6 junction 40 (Penrith) and the A1 at Scotch Corner will see the single-lane…
Watch: Using Project Speed to accelerate the delivery of major road schemes
This video is from NCE’s Future of Roads conference 2022. National Highways head of design – A66 upgrades Monica Corso-Griffiths provides an insight into the works for the A66 upgrade. Construction will include a new bypass, dualling along existing sections of road and major junction improvements. Corso-Griffiths outlines how the…
Key decisions on Stonehenge Tunnel, HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail needed in 2023
Key decisions on the country’s major infrastructure projects are expected in 2023.
Over the course of the next 12 months, transport secretary Mark Harper will have to make big decisions on the country’s planned road building schemes with planning rulings needed in relation to the Stonehenge Tunnel, Lower Thames Crossing and…
DfT rules accelerated A66 road upgrade is ‘poor value for money’
The Department for Transport (DfT) has ruled that National Highways’ proposed upgrade of the A66 between Cumbria and North Yorkshire is “poor value for money”.
The cost of the scheme has risen by £300M in recent years and is now estimated to come in at £1.3bn. In the DfT’s latest business…
Contractors officially sign for £1.3bn A66 Northern Transpennine project
Balfour Beatty, Costain, Keltbray and Kier have officially signed a £1.3bn contract to upgrade the A66 known as the Northern Transpennine project.
The scheme will see the remaining 29km of single carriageway sections of the road dualled and key junctions between M6 Junction 40 (Penrith) and the A1 at Scotch Corner…
Watch: Utilising Project Speed to accelerate the delivery of A66 upgrades
This session is from NCE’s Future of Roads conference. In this session, National Highways head of design Monica Corso-Griffiths explains how Project Speed has helped accelerate the delivery of upgrades on the A66. Corso-Griffiths explains how works for the A66 upgrade have been sped up as part of the…
How four major contractors are collaborating to deliver the £1bn A66 upgrade at double speed
National Highways has appointed Keltbray, Costain, Kier and Balfour Beatty as delivery partners for the £1bn A66 upgrade and is ensuring they work collaboratively to deliver the scheme quicker.
The dualling of the A66 – otherwise known as the Northern Trans-pennine project – will see the single-lane sections of the road…
Carbon cost for A66 preferred route questioned by residents
Local residents have claimed that the preferred route for a section of National Highways’ £1bn A66 Northern Trans-Pennine project has been selected despite producing more carbon than the alternative.
National Highways announced the preferred route for the length of road past Kirby Thore village in Cumbria in May 2020. However, according…