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£15.4m scheme for routes into town

From the archive, first published Friday 19th Jan 2007.

A £15.4M scheme to improve road access to a North-East town is expected to move closer next week.The main arterial routes into the north of Middlesbrough along the A66 will be upgraded to improve access.The aim of the scheme is to ease traffic flow in and out of Riverside Park, the South-West Ironmasters site, the St Hilda's area and Middlehaven.It would include: * a new two-way road link from the Newport roundabout, over the railway, through the South-West Ironmasters site to link up with Riverside Park Road;* widening to provide a fourth lane on the eastbound section of the A66, between the slip road from the A19 and the exit to the Newport roundabout;* increased signal control at the Newport roundabout, and extra traffic lanes on the roundabout;* localised widening and alterations to the carriageway markings of the A66 westbound between the Hartington and Newport junctions to increase capacity.Ron Lowes, Middlesbrough Council's executive councillor for transport, will be asked on Monday to give the go-ahead to detailed plans.He said: "This scheme will mean a huge improvement in access to Riverside Park and the Greater Middlehaven area and will also improve traffic flows between the Newport and Hartington roundabouts."The scheme could be built without major disruption to traffic using the A66.Further consultation is to be held with businesses on Riverside Park. If it proceeds as planned, work could start before the end of the year. The work is expected to take about 15 months to complete.

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