Average speed cameras are going to be installed as work gets under way on a busy North East route.
Highways England have launched a multi-million pound project to upgrade the Bridge End junction, near Hexham, on the A69.
Work on the road, which links the region with Cumbria, is start in September and will take over a year to complete.
The permanent average speed cameras are being installed between the junctions for Hexham West and Haydon Bridge which Highways England say will ease congestion and make the route safer, the work will take around six weeks to complete.
They will also be installed between Warwick on Eden and Corby Hill, in Cumbria, with this part of the project taking around three weeks to complete.
The improvements, announced by the Department for Transport in the autumn statement back in 2016, are being funded as part of the £220 million Congestion Relief Fund and can only be spent on the Bridge End and Styford work.
Highways England project manager Russell Mclean said: “The A69 is used by around 26,000 drivers every day and these essential improvements will make the A69 safer while reducing congestion and improving journeys.
“The Bridge End upgrade will also improve access from the A69 into Hexham, reducing the amount of accidents at the junction and aiding any future proposals to dual the route.”
Once work begins on the Bridge End junction Highways England said temporary average speed cameras and a 30mph speed limit will be put in place to protect its workforce.
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