A595 Parton - Lillyhall Improvement
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Scheme Outline
Formerly called the Howgate and Distington Bypass. Involves construction of a new dual-two lane road for 2.5 miles, bypassing the towns of Howgate and Distington. The borough where the scheme is located is currently the only one in England without a section of dual carriageway - when this scheme is finished, every English borough will have at least one piece of dualled road.
Timeline
- 1994
- Bypass plans published by government.
- 1997
- New Labour government gains power and cancels the plans.
- 2001
- Scheme reinstated thanks to pressure from local government.
- 2004
- Work is scheduled to start.
Project Statistics
- Cost
- £35 million
- Finance
- Central Government
- Estimated duration of works
- 2007-2008
- Length of new road
- 2.5 miles
Progress
- August 2006
- Transport secretary Douglas Alexander announces that the scheme has been approved and work will start in January 2007. The scheme's cost has increased by about £12m since 2004.
- January 2007
- Work began on January 30th, with work now scheduled for completion in December 2008.
- May 2007
- Work has now officially started on site. The scheme's cost has increased by £5m in the last two years.
- April 2008
- Work is now due to finish in Autumn this year.
More information
- Press release:
- www.highways.gov.uk/news/
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Thanks to Michael, Peter Naylor, Gerry McKenna and Glenn Aylett for his help towards this page.
