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A major Teesside route is set to be closed for days after a huge metal pipe fell from a travelling lorry.
There was chaos on the roads on Wednesday after a 20-meter metal pipe fell from the back of a lorry on the A66[1] leaving craters in parts of the …
Shepherdson Way, Middlesbrough, near to where the 20m-long steel pipe was spilled from a lorry. Picture: Google Maps (Image: Google Maps)
A fallen industrial pipe has forced the closure of a carriageway on the A66.
Motorists are being warned of del…
A66 ‘closed for days’
In an update provided by Cleveland Police this evening, the force has confirmed the A66 will remain closed for ‘several days’.
A spokesperson said:
The A66 westbound between Cargo Fleet Lane and North Ormesby will remain closed fo…
A mammoth pipe tumbled from the back of a lorry onto the A66[1] causing a trail of destruction.
Emergency repairs are underway on the major Teesside route, between Cargo Fleet Lane and North Ormesby[2], after the 20-metre pipe fell from the lorry and l…
The TfN has hailed progress on the TransPennine Route Upgrade
Transport for the North (TfN) has welcomed progress made on the TransPennine Route Upgrade (TRU) programme and its role in driving “inclusive and sustainable transformational economic growt…
Costain has said a road job it was working on which was due to link the M6 with south Lancaster will not affect the firm’s future workloads despite it being pulled.
The firm has seen several highways jobs bite the dust in recent weeks including work to…
Mercedes has recently updated its most popular engine for top weight tractor units with the OM471 now on its third variation. We took a 2545 over a gruelling 300 mile test drive to see how it performed.
By Pip Dunn
The Mercedes 2545, and its lightweigh…
The A66 Northern Trans-Pennine project’s DCO (Development Consent Order) examination has come to an end.
The DCO examination period ended last month, paving the way for the Examining Authority to make their recommendation to the Secretary of State by T…
At the same time in another serious blow to the firm’s highways division, Costain has agreed it will now deliver its planned £1bn-£1.3bn A12 upgrade around Colchester in the south east as a joint venture rather than as sole main contractor as originall…
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