£8 million safety improvements underway on the A64
£8 million of safety improvements are underway on the A64.
£8 million of safety improvements are underway on the A64.
Thirsk, Malton and Filey MP, Kevin Hollinrake, who has been leading the campaign to improve safety on the A64, including a dual carriageway between Hopgrove and Barton le Willows, says the £8m planned works will improve journeys for thousands of drivers who use the road.
The work includes resurfacing on the stretch between Barr Lane to Claxton and the Musley Bank westbound slip road. Barrier work will be carried out at the Malton bypass and there will be improvements at Old Malton Junction and to the bridge at Flaxton Carr. Drainage work will also begin at Rillington and continue between Sherburn and Ganton.
Kevin Hollinrake said:
“It’s hugely important that we keep all sections of this much used road safe so I am delighted that Highways England is bringing forward this programme of work. It is a continuation of the improvements I campaigned for last year, alongside local councillors and residents. This included the first stages of drainage work between Sherburn and Ganton and traffic slowing measures through villages such as Rillington as well as pedestrian refuges at Welburn and Crambeck after four people tragically lost their lives within a month in 2017.”
The MP’s campaign for a much needed dual carriageway continues as Highways England confirmed this week that a number of options to improve the Hopgrove roundabout and create a new dual carriageway to join the existing road at Barton le Willows is to go through a consultation process with regional stakeholders and the public.