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Your A66 upgrade now takes nine years to build, not five
Balfour Beatty, Kier and Aureos will deliver the Northern Trans-Pennine upgrade of the A66, dualling the remaining 18 miles between the M6 at Penrith and the A1(M) at Scotch Corner. Phased main construction starts in November 2026 on a revised nine-year schedule, four years longer than the previous target, on a scheme valued at more than £1.5bn.
Our readTreat the delay as proof the old target was unrealistic; watch the contractors, not National Highways, for what you can expect now.
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