A1 update

The A1 dualling scheme is currently with the Planning Inspectorate, part of the final legal process these large infrastructure scheme undergo. 

All the consultation documents related to the scheme, including live consultation documents relating to the statutory consultation on amendments to the Development Consent Order application – 22 April 2021 to 20 May 2021 are available on the scheme website HERE. 

From 26th April the A1 between West Thirston and Felton will be closed from 8pm to 6am for four nights to enable surveys to be carried out as part of the dualling scheme. 

Highways England has produced a video to illustrate what the new fly through section from Alnwick to Ellingham will look like, which you can watch above. 

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Anne-Marie has changed the Government’s mind on the importance of this forgotten stretch of road. Back on 2007 she set up the Dual the A1 Campaign Group in order to pull together many cross-party voices to make sure that Government would understand about the missing link in the A1 road network.Fantastic news came in December 2014, when the Prime Minister announced an initial £290m investment to upgrade the road.  

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Anne-Marie has changed Government’s mind on the importance of this forgotten stretch of road. Back on 2007 she set up the Dual the A1 Campaign Group in order to pull together many cross-party voices to make sure that Government would understand about the missing link in the A1 road network.Fantastic news in December 2014, the Prime Minister announced an initial £290m investment to upgrade the road.  The campaign's ultimate goal is for full dualling all the way up to the border.

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