MP Brands A66 Upgrade Delays ‘Unacceptable’ Amid Fears of Two-Year Wait

MP brands A66 upgrade delays ‘unacceptable’ amid fears of two-year wait

Rishi Sunak calls delays to the £1.5bn A66 upgrade in North Yorkshire and Cumbria unacceptable, amid fears Scotch Corner work could be two years late.

Fears A66 upgrades could be delayed by two years - Hambleton Today

Former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has demanded answers over fears that major improvements to the A66 in North Yorkshire could be delayed by another two years. The Richmond and Northallerton MP has criticised the continuing uncertainty surrounding the £1.5bn project to dual the remaining single-carriageway sections of the route between Penrith and North Yorkshire. He said reports that work at Scotch Corner and near Ravensworth could be put on hol…