January 2022 - Project under planning stage; March 2021 - Ground investigation works begin; September 2020 - Project is part of Highways England GBP11bn (USD14.6bn) repairing network; May 2020 - Highways England has unveiled the official preferred route for the Trans-Pennine A66 upgrade; Project will link M6 at Penrith in Cumbria with the A1(M) at Scotch Corner in North Yorkshire; Proposals include five new bypasses, key junction improvements and an underpass at the congested Kemplay Bank roundabout near Penrith; Project cost - GBP1bn