Airport News
Traffic problems in Durham
Wed, 26 Mar, 2008
Passengers planning to fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport have been advised to allow extra time for their journeys to the facility in the next few weeks.
The recommendation has been made because road works have been scheduled at the Long Newton Interchange on the A66 from March 30th for four weeks.
Diversions will be in place for much of the time, while drivers also need to look out for speed restrictions which the police plan to enforce rigidly.
The disruption will affect people heading to the airport parking facilities from the east, but the work to upgrade the road network is designed to ensure easier access to the site in future.
Meanwhile, the roads around Durham Tees Valley Airport are set to get much busier after its owner Peel Holdings and Tees Valley Regeneration announced details of a £110 million plan to build a new 250-acre business park at the site.
Work on the Skylink International Business Park will begin soon, with a tentative completion date set for summer 2009.