National Highways Limited hereby gives notice that it intends to make an Order under sections 1(1), 2(1), and (2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 on the A66 Trunk Road between East Lowfields and Kilmonds, in County Durham.

The effect of the Order would be to permanently prohibit U-Turns in the central reservations of the A66 adjacent to the:

(i) westbound carriageway approximately 39 metres west of Hulands Quarry Entrance;

(ii) eastbound carriageway at Hulands Quarry Entrance;

(iii) westbound carriageway at Bowes Cross Farm Entrance;

(iv) westbound carriageway at Kilmond Wood Quarry Historic Access (now stopped up).

A copy of the proposed draft Order, a plan illustrating the proposal and a statement explaining why National Highways reasons for proposing to make the Order may be inspected during normal opening hours at The Witham, 3 Horse Market, Barnard Castle, DL12 8LY and Barnard Castle Library, 2 Hall Street, Barnard Castle, Durham, DL12 8JB or may be seen at or obtained by application from the office of the Director, Operations Directorate (Yorkshire & North East), National Highways, 2 City Walk, Leeds, LS11 9AR.

Any person wishing to object to National Highways proposal to make this Order should send a written statement of their objection and of the grounds thereof to the Director at the above address. The objection should quote the above title and must be received not later than 20th November 2025. Information provided in response to this consultation, including personal information, may be subject to publication or disclosure in accordance with the access to information regimes (these are primarily the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA), the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004).

The contact for any information about this notice is Marie Gerrard, email: marie.gerrard@nationalhighways.co.uk.

RICHARD FOXTON, National Highways