Work has begun on the final stage of a new link road and overbridge in Northallerton.
Part of a £14m project which is due to complete in Autumn 2021, the link road and overbridge will connect the north east (A684 Stokesley Road) and north west (A167 Darlington Road) of the town over the Middlesbrough to Northallerton railway line.
Design approval for the project was received in February 2020 with the link road and bridge forming part of the Taylor Wimpey and Persimmon Homes development known as the North Northallerton Development Area.
The work will join the two Northallerton developments Thurstan Park (Taylor Wimpey) and Kings Park (Persimmon Homes).
It is being carried out by Eric Wright Civil Engineering Ltd (EWCE) on behalf of the two developers.
The scheme has been made possible by an injection of £6m in funding from the York and North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership.
The strategic road link has been designed to accommodate both traffic, cyclists and pedestrians and provide an attractive east-west route, particularly for HGVs which currently must travel through the town centre or use Friarage Street to travel between the A167 and A684 east of Northallerton.
This will negate the need for users to use Low Gates level crossing and pass through Northallerton town centre.
The overbridge is proposed to span over the railway and Brompton Beck, with a view to allow sufficient headroom for future electrification of the line.
Taylor Wimpey and Persimmon Homes commented: “We are very pleased to be able to further progress this project, and to now be able to deliver the final key element of the new road, the railway bridge. This connection will bring benefits to both the town and the wider area’s transport network.”
North Yorkshire County Councillor Don Mackenzie, executive member for access, added: “It is great to see the final phase on the North Northallerton Development site get under way.
“Our officers have worked closely with the developers, designers and Network Rail to ensure that the new road bridge provides a safe crossing of the railway line and Brompton Beck to complete this key road link for the town.”
EWCE managing director Diane Bourne said: “We are pleased to be delivering this key piece of infrastructure that includes a valuable bridge across the Northallerton to Middlesbrough railway line.
“We are currently delivering a growing number of civil engineering contracts right across Yorkshire with sites in Hull, Rotherham, Keighley, Skipton and Pontefract.”
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