A1(M) Dishforth to Barton
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Scheme Outline
Upgrade of existing two-lane all purpose dual carriageway A1 to three-lane motorway standard, from Dishforth (northern terminus of North Yorkshire motorway) to Barton (southern terminus of County Durham motorway). This is part of the Highways Agency's strategy to upgrade the A1(M) from Doncaster to Scotch Corner.
Timeline
- 1963
- A1(M) bypass of Darlington constructed from Scotch Corner to Brafferton, present-day junctions 56 to 59.
- 1964
- Work begins on remaining north-east section of A1(M) from Brafferton to Tyne Tunnel.
- 1992
- Walshford to Dishforth section of A1 upgraded to A1(M) full motorway, junctions 47 to 49. Regarded by many as only doing the 'easy bit', leaving the notorious Wetherby bypass to the south and sub-standard A1 to the north.
- 2002
- Department for Transport announces upgrade to A1(M) of remaining all-purpose sections between Darrington and Scotch Corner.
Project Statistics
- Cost
- £325m
- Finance
- Central government/DBFO
- Estimated duration of works
- Unknown
- Length of new road
- 38km (24 miles)
Progress
- Autumn 2004
- Prelimenary excavation works are under way to determine the scale of archaeological works required at Catterick and the best alignment for the section south to Dishforth.
- May 2005
- Public exhibitions on the plans to upgrade the section between Dishforth and Barton to three-lane motorway are held. The improvement will cost £325m.
- October 2007
- It now looks clear that the scheme will begin in spring 2008.
- March 2008
- The scheme has now been put back (again) to Autumn 2008.
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With thanks to Jeremy Haile, Owen Brown, AJ, Nick Lamb, Jonathan Roberts, James Fletcher, Matthew Kilburn, Gerry McKenna, Toby Speight and Thomas Dennison for information on this page.
