Essential resurfacing to begin on A66 Warcop bends

Drivers using the A66 between Warcop and Brough in Cumbria can expect safer, smoother journeys after improvement work is carried out to the road surface over the upcoming months.

National Highways will be undertaking essential resurfacing work between Sandford junction and Brough junction from Tuesday 29 August.

The work is set to start on Tuesday 29 August and is expected to take six weeks. During this period, a section of the A66 will be temporarily affected to ensure the safety of road workers and the travelling public while essential maintenance work takes place.

Full closures of the A66 will take place overnight between Sandford junction and Brough junction, from 8pm to 6am, on the following dates:

• Sunday 3 September to Thursday 7 September

• Sunday 10 September to Thursday 14 September

During the closures, heavy goods vehicles are advised to follow the designated diversion route via the A1, A6 and M6. Diversion routes will be clearly signposted for all road users. Smaller vehicles may choose to use the local network roads around the closure points, leaving the A66 at Sandford junction or the Brough junction with the A685.

For the majority of the six-week maintenance scheme, this stretch of the A66 will remain open to traffic under a convoy system between the hours of 8pm and 6am. This system will temporarily hold traffic at traffic lights on the A66 before a shuttle vehicle can safely escort drivers through the roadworks at a restricted speed of 10mph.

National Highways Project Manager Paul Clark said:

"Safety is always our top priority, and this work will create safer journeys for road users for many years to come.

“While this important work is taking place, we will keep disruption to a minimum by working overnight but we advise road users to allow extra time for their journeys and check their route before setting off.

“We’re conscious that this work is happening within close proximity of our on-going work to the Great Musgrave bridge. To ensure that drivers are seamlessly guided along the appropriate diversion routes, we will be implementing comprehensive signposting measures”.

For more information on schemes happening in the North West, you can visit National Highways’ dedicated North West page. Social media updates are available on X (formally known as Twitter) @HighwaysNWEST and on Facebook - National Highways: North West.

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