A Great day for the North East & for The Dual the A1 Campaign!
This morning I met with the Prime Minister when he came up to the North East to announce the long-awaited for dualling of the A1 with an initial investment package of £290m.
The Prime Minister also met local business leaders at Fergusons Transport to discuss the proposals.
This is really, really exciting news for the whole region and for each family which has suffered a loss on the road.
The Dual the A1 campaign has worked tirelessly for the last seven years, pulling together a range of voices, including individuals, businesses, emergency services and logistic firms from across the country, and now we have managed to cross the starting line.
We will continue to maintain the pressure to see if the A1 (north of Ellingham) can be dualled so that the road from London to Edinburgh is a 21st-century road all of the way up.