It’s great news that the improvements to the Barton Hill junction on the A64, which involved alterations to the former crossroads to become a staggered junction are completed. I went to see if for myself on Friday with North Yorkshire County Councillor, Caroline Goodrick, and her predecessor Clare Wood, with whom I have been campaigning to ensure the junction is made safer by improving visibility at the junction with Main Lane. This was one of the most dangerous junctions on one of the most dangerous sections of one of the most dangerous roads in the country. There is no doubt that the new system will have an immediate effect on road safety. The Barton Hill junction had been a notorious blackspot for accidents and a cause of great concern for local people, so I am delighted that it has been made safer and would like to thank everyone involved in delivering the much needed improvements.
The work has taken more than six months so inevitably there have been some delays on that stretch of the road, but Highways England estimate that the improvements will benefit as many as 9,000 drivers and many more passengers every day.