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June 2016

Dear Sir/Madam

A66 Hartforth to Scotch Corner resurfacing We would like to inform you about resurfacing works due to take place on the A66 eastbound carriageway, between Hartforth and Scotch Corner.

As I’m sure you will remember we resurfaced the westbound carriageway of the A66 between Scotch Corner and Hartforth last summer.

We know that scheme was disruptive to all of you living alongside the A66 so, learning from our experiences last year, we’ve worked hard to come up with a programme that minimises disruption as much as possible.

We plan to carry out the works in two phases between Monday, June 27 and Friday, July 22, subject to reasonable weather conditions.

Phase 1 – Melsonby crossroads to Scotch Corner – June 29 to July 8

A contraflow will be installed from just prior to the Melsonby crossroads through to Scotch Corner, with eastbound traffic travelling on the westbound carriageway.

During this phase the contraflow will be in place 24 hours a day and the Melsonby crossroads, as well as all the gaps in the central reservation within the contraflow area, will be closed.

We recognise that the Melsonby crossroads is a busy interchange but there is no other way to safely resurface the area. Local traffic will instead be diverted to the Forcett junction while the Melsonby crossroads is closed.

Phase 2 – Hartforth to Melsonby – July 11 to July 22

During the previous resurfacing works on the westbound carriageway a contraflow was installed between Melsonby and Hartforth, which meant restrictions at the Hartforth, Forcett and Melsonby junctions.

OHS 533982 EMS 533981 FS 533979 IMR 561644 IS 536816 A-one+ is a joint venture between CH2M., Elms House, 43 Brook Green, , W6 7EF - Registration No.03587250, Colas Ltd, Wallage Lane, Rowfant, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 4NF - Registration No. 2644726, and Costain Limited, Costain House, Vanwall Business Park, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 4UB – Registration No. 00610201

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Valley House  Valley Street North  Darlington  DL1 1TJ Tel +44 (0)1325 389 991 Fax +44 (0)1325 385 777 Email [email protected] Web www.aone.uk.com

For these resurfacing works on the eastbound carriageway, we will instead use a traffic lights and convoy arrangement, where our operatives work in one lane while traffic is driven past at slow speeds following an escort vehicle.

All work will be done at night between 8pm and 6am, Monday to Friday.

Using a convoy arrangement means that each of the three junctions will be open as usual during the daytime and the main A66 will also operate normally.

At night access to the Hartforth and Forcett junctions will be closed to and from the eastbound carriageway. All traffic from the direction of Melsonby and Forcett will be signposted to the Melsonby crossroads.

Traffic approaching the A66 from the direction of and Hartforth will be able to join the westbound carriageway via a left turn – this will be the only movement allowed from each of the three junctions while the convoy is operating each night.

We hope that by making these changes and keeping as many of the junctions as possible across the A66 open during the daytime, we will alleviate many of the problems you experienced during the previous works.

If you have any concerns about the proposals please let me know.

A-one+ is the Managing Agent Contractor for Highways and is responsible for the maintenance of the motorways and trunk roads in this area.

Yours faithfully, Vicki Henderson

Capital Communications Officer Email: [email protected]

OHS 533982 EMS 533981 FS 533979 IMR 561644 IS 536816 A-one+ is a joint venture between CH2M., Elms House, 43 Brook Green, London, W6 7EF - Registration No.03587250, Colas Ltd, Wallage Lane, Rowfant, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 4NF - Registration No. 2644726, and Costain Limited, Costain House, Vanwall Business Park, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 4UB – Registration No. 00610201