We Need a Bypass: Upgrade of A64 'vital to region'

Thursday 22 July 2010

Upgrade of A64 'vital to region'

An article in today's The Press by Richard Catton discusses the possible upgrade of the A64 in light of Thirsk and Malton's MP Anne McIntosh's call upon the Government "to commit to a major upgrade of the 35-mile stretch". The article also includes a commentary by North Yorkshire county councillor Ron Haigh who the article quotes as saying

"I represent villages from Rillington to Staxton and the only way we are cut the accident rate on the A64 is to go dual carriageway. If it was dual carriageway, I believe the number of road deaths in North Yorkshire would plummet. But it's not just the accident rate and deaths. Until we have a decent road in and out of Scarborough we are not going to get the investment. "

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A Brief History of the Rillington Bypass

A bypass was first suggested prior to the outbreak of war in 1939 and a route south of the village was pegged out but, with the outbreak of the war, it was abandoned.

22/02/73
Sir Paul Bryan MP for Ryedale stated "with the coming of the bypasses for Tadcaster, York and Malton, the time has come to put pressure on the authorities for a bypass for Rillington..."

05/04/82
Sir Paul Bryan said "I continue to press for bypasses for Selby, Riccal, Barlby and Rillington..."

04/02/87
The Parish Council says "The case for a bypass for Rillington has been considered several times over the past fifty years and each time being shelved for one reason or another..."

24/03/87
Elizabeth Shields MP, in an Adjourment Debate in the House of Commons, highlights in detail "the pressing need for a bypass for Rillington."

07/12/87
John Greenway MP "confirms that Rillington is shown in the White Paper for a planned start of construction in April 1991."

1998 - 1999
John Greenway continues to stress the need to build the bypass as a matter of urgency and at the earliest opportunity. When the suggestion for dualling the A64 to Scarborough was raised, John Greenway stated that "it was unthinkable that the decision [to build a bypass] should be reversed."

07 to 09/09/89
The Department of Transportation mounted a detailed presentation on the plans for the Rillington bypass, showing three alternative routes and inviting discussion and comments. A start on the bypass would be made in 1992.

Soon afterwards, John Watts MP, Minsiter for Transport, proposed dualling of the A64 to Scarborough and removed the Rillington bypass from the programme.

23/08/95
John Watts stated that the dualling of the A64 could not be given a high priority nor was it practical to revert back to the provision of a bypass for Rillington. John Greenway states

"Where in England today is there a community similar to Rillington, on a major trunk road, leading to one of the top six seaside resorts in the country, which does not have a bypass?"

24/11/00
Rillington bypass is back on the programme. Once again a detailed and comprehensive exhibition is mounted in the Village Hall. Discussion and comments are invited.

28/11/01
John Greenway says "I do not believe there is any danger of this plan being shelved."

04/07/02
John Greenway, with Lawrie Quinn MP, meets with the Transport Minister David Jamieson MP and it was reported that the "Rillington bypass has been given the green light." Work would start in 2006 and take 18 months to complete.

2006
The government sets up a Yorkshire and Humberside Consortium to prioritise road transport proposals. This consortium shelves the Rillington bypass for a further ten years...

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Thursday 22 July 2010

Upgrade of A64 'vital to region'

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