WORK on the second phase of the major A1 upgrade in North Yorkshire is nearing completion.
Drivers will benefit from an extra lane and better information along a four-mile section of the A1 near Scotch Corner from next week.
Motorists will also be able to use the A6055 - which runs between Catterick, Brompton-on-Swale, Scotch Corner and Barton -from next Monday.
The final stage of the overall upgrade scheme between Leeming and Barton is a two-mile section of road from junction 52 at Catterick which runs over the River Swale.
This is planned to open in March.
Highways England project manager, Tom Howard, said: “We are now reaching the final stages of this important scheme which will ultimately see the A1 between Leeming and Barton upgraded to a three-lane motorway, easing congestion and making journeys quicker than before.
“Since we opened the southern section in September we have completed work on Fort Bridge re-establishing this important east-west link and will now focus on completing the works on the embankment adjacent to Fort Bridge and at Scotch Corner.”
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