A66 Northern Trans-Pennine
DFT · DFT_0047_2021-Q3 · Earlier name: A66 (March 2025)
Department page: Department for Transport
| Data as at | Rating | End date | Whole-life cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2024 | Amber (the department's own assessment) | 31 March 2030 | Exempt under Section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Commercial Interests) - Commercial interests. |
| March 2025 | Amber (the department's own assessment) | Section 22 - Information intended for future publication | Section 43 - Commercial interests |
| March 2026 | Amber (the department's own assessment) | 1 November 2026 | Exempt under Section 43 - Commercial interests |
Each year’s cost is shown with its price basis. Costs are not compared between years: the March 2024 and March 2025 reports state no price basis, and from March 2026 costs are in 2024/25 prices.
The department’s commentary
This is the department’s own commentary. It may use different prices from the table above, so its figures may not match.
March 2026
Rating: Compared to financial year 24/25 Q4, the NISTA/SRO Delivery Confidence Assessment (DCA) rating at 25/26 Q4 remained at Amber.
Schedule: Exempt under Section 22 - Information intended for future publication
Cost: Exempt under Section 43 - Commercial interests
March 2025
Rating: Compared to financial year 23/24-Q4, the Infrastructure Project Authority's Delivery Confidence Assessment rating at 24/25-Q4 remained at AMBER. Actions arising from the last Assurance Review have been completed. The next NISTA Assurance Review will be to support the Full Business Case ahead of Start of Works and will formally review progress against the actions.
Schedule: Project development continued, with enabling works on site. Delivery subject to 2025 Spending Review.
Cost: Section 43 - Commercial interests
Source: NISTA Annual Report 2024-25 (data)
March 2024
Rating: Compared to financial year 22/23-Q4, the Senior Responsible Owner's Delivery Confidence Assessment rating at 23/24-Q4 remained at Amber. This is primarily due to the following factors. Actions arising from the last Assurance Review have been completed. The next IPA Assurance Review will be to support the Full Business Case ahead of Start of Works and will formally review progress against the actions.
Schedule: Compared to financial year 22/23-Q4, the project's end-date at 23/24-Q4 remained schedule to finish on 2030-03-31. This is primarily due to the following factors. Over the course of Financial Year 23/24, the project has achieved the important milestone of receiving Secretary of State approval to the Development Consent Order (DCO) on the 7 March 2024.
Cost: Exempt under Section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Commercial Interests) - Commercial interests.
Source: IPA Annual Report 2023-24 (data)
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