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This is looking east from the stockton lane bridge towards the roundabout which is now fitted with traffic lights, but still the traffic queues over the roundabout trying to squeeze into the S2 east of here, the lights are on green but nothing can move!
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Oct 30, 2009 by NICK 647063
Just after the roundabout is this short bit of D2, as you can see traffic is forced into one lane after this as you can see by the congestion there is way too much traffic for an S2 road, this is the first S2 section on the A64 east of the A1(M) and only dualling will remove these queues!
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Oct 30, 2009 by NICK 647063
This is east of the new hopgrove roundabout outside York, at a cost of �9 million congestion busting traffic lights were added, but yet still in october outside the peak season traffic still queues to get into one lane east of the roundabout, here is the point where it goes from D2 to S2 and crawls towards malton
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Oct 30, 2009 by NICK 647063
a weather station is placed here for some reason! The lights here are geared Phillips MA90's. The 3 smoke plumes behind come from 'megawatt valley' (Left to right: Drax, Eggbrough, Ferrybridge)
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Feb 07, 2007 by True Yorkie
The little chef opposite the petrol station on the A64 at Claxton (between York and Malton). This picture was taken from the caravan place, and also gives a good view of those lights outside the restaurant.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jan 17, 2007 by True Yorkie
The stretch of (koff) A64(M) between the A1(M) at Bramham Crossroads and the A64 proper. The end-of-motorway signs. The slips coming in from the left are from the roundabout serving those coming A1 southbound, or coming out of Leeds.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Sep 15, 2005 by Lonewolf
This is the FIRST route confirmation sign you come to after leaving the A1(M) northbound to reach the A64. It is after the end-of-motorway signs and is thus correctly green.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Sep 15, 2005 by Lonewolf
This is the new bridge over the A64 at Bilbrough Top replacing an old dangerous turnoff with a GSJ. Looking NE, Sept 2005.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Sep 12, 2005 by Lonewolf
The A64 NEbound approaching Stockton-on-Forest/Strensall crossroads. Another place where folks are getting killed regularly. Note the traffic, this is mid afternoon on a Monday. Holidaymakers mostly.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Aug 08, 2005 by Lonewolf
The A64 approaching an unclassified road to the left leading to Sheriff Hutton. NE bound. Note on the left another regular hassle on this road. At least this ones had the decency to pull over.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Aug 08, 2005 by Lonewolf
This is one of only two stretches of dual carriageway between York and Scarborough. Where the road starts to climb into the moorland. The hill is known locally as Whitwell and denotes the start of the Hambleton hills. NE bound just past Barton Hill crossroads. 8/8/05
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Aug 08, 2005 by Lonewolf
This is the A64 northeast bound about a mile NE of Whitwell.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Aug 08, 2005 by Lonewolf
This is the summit of Golden Hill, eastbound just west of Malton. Its as twisty and steep as they come and dozens of folks have been killed on it. There are a couple of very nasty bends just out of sight ahead, and folks not familiar with the area are always missing the bends.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Aug 08, 2005 by Lonewolf
We're now looking east from the bridge which carries the A1237 over the A64.
Posted by Neilmeister on 09/06/2003
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 27, 2005 by M4Simon
This sign is interesting because you can just see on the right where the 'no right turn' sign has been covered over with green transfers, to coincide with the closing of the gap at Top Lane junction.
Posted by Neilmeister on 09/06/2003
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 27, 2005 by M4Simon
We're looking east again, as the road rises up to pass over the Copmanthorpe link road and the railway.
Posted by Neilmeister on 09/06/2003
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 27, 2005 by M4Simon
As the road into Copmanthorpe loops around, it passes this man made pond, which was installed during the works. It's already been christened with a shopping trolley, but other than that it's in good condition. The A64 is at the top of the hill on the right.
Posted by Neilmeister on 09/06/2003
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 27, 2005 by M4Simon
A marker for the 'Tadcaster and Hobmoor Road' (Hobmoor is a nearby area of moorland that is protected by York's green belt). This is now on the village side of the fence.
Posted by Neilmeister on 09/06/2003
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 27, 2005 by M4Simon
And back to the road itself, looking east. The fencing has been painted, as you can see. This stretch of road was moved 10m from the original alignment to allow the access roads to be built.
Posted by Neilmeister on 09/06/2003
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 27, 2005 by M4Simon
Looking towards the interchange with the A1237. This was added in the mid-80s, so it is newer than the other junctions on the bypass.
Posted by Neilmeister on 09/06/2003
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 27, 2005 by M4Simon
Taken from the Sim Balk Lane bridge. The photo looks east, and shows the road going past the end of York Racecourse, towards the junction with the A19.
Posted by Neilmeister on 6/9/2003
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 26, 2005 by M4Simon
Again taken from Sim Balk Lane bridge, this time looking west towards the A1036 junction. You can also see the York to Selby cycle path passing under the bridge alongside the road - believe me, it's very noisy down there!
Posted by Neilmeister on 6/9/2003
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 26, 2005 by M4Simon
We're now on the slip road that also serves as the new Copmanthorpe access road. You can see the new junction in the distance.
Posted by Neilmeister on 6/9/2003
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 26, 2005 by M4Simon
When the East Coast Main Line was being electrified in the late 1980s, the bridge that was here was too low to give sufficient clearance for the trains and the live electric cables, so the bridge had to be replaced. It will have been no more than 15 years ago since I actually remember being driven over the temp. bridge as a child. The thing was, this new bridge was only designed to take 1 carraigeway and a generous footpath/cycle way, so when this became two lanes, an additional footbridge over the railway
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 26, 2005 by M4Simon
This is the junction where the road into Copmanthorpe veers off the A1036 slip road. The junction is controlled by traffic lights but they weren't actually working at the time. There's even a pelican crossing here, so that the residents of Copmanthorpe can walk to the nearby Tesco without getting run over.
Posted by Neilmeister
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 26, 2005 by M4Simon
And here's what all the fuss was about - a new underpass to carry Copmanthorpe traffic under the A64. The contours make an underpass the most sensible solution here, as you'll see, but a flyover would have been so much less hassle for people having to use the roads during the works.
Posted by Neilmeister on 6/9/2003
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 26, 2005 by M4Simon
A lot of work has gone into re-landscaping the area, something that wasn't really done when the bypass was built originally. Already some patches have become small meadows, like this patch, with several species of wild flowers blooming in the June sunshine.
Posted by Neilmeister on 6/9/2003
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 26, 2005 by M4Simon
This is another part of the same stretch of old A64 forming an ox-bow road at Scagglethorpe. Its about half a mile long but is closed off at both ends.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Oct 18, 2007 by Lonewolf
The A64 road bridge crossing the River Ouse between Middlethorpe and Fulford, south of York. Built in 1976, like many modern bridges it is actually two almost identical bridges built side by side, so that should part of it need major repairs in the future, half of the dual carriageway can be kept open to traffic.
Having a digital camera with a zoom feature would have been useful here, but never mind. In the distance there is a sign on the fence which looks like a standard Fire Exit sign you see in buildings, pointing to the closest end of the fence. Presumably this is for emergencies.
Posted by Neilmeister on 09/06/2003
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 27, 2005 by M4Simon
The roundabout at the old Bramham crossroads - the junction of the A1 and the A64.
The A64 at dusk, you can easily see the silloughette of the high mast columns. I cant accually see what lantern is on there.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jul 14, 2008 by B4133
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Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Sep 20, 2005 by Lonewolf
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This is actually the B1248, however it was, until the Malton bypass was built, the A64. It was one of those roads with a suicide lane as can still be seen although the middle lane is now used as recesses to turn right into the York Road ind est on the right which has grown up over the last 20 years. This is immediately after leaving the A64 at the first Malton exit NE bound where the second section of dual carriageway starts. 8/8/05
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Aug 08, 2005 by Lonewolf