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The secretary of divulge for transport purchased the inspecting authority’s file on the A1 in Northumberland – Morpeth to Ellingham construction consent repeat application on fifth October 2021.
The usual time limit for a decision changed into fifth January 2022 nevertheless has now been deferred four cases – within the open to 5th June 2022, then 5th December 2022, then 5th September 2023 and now 5th June 2024. That is 29 months gradual, in complete.
The proposed construction contains the widening of 12.8 miles stretch of the A1 between Morpeth to Ellingham, with 9 miles on-line widening and 3.8 miles of present offline motorway.
Costain is the designated contractor for the project, which changed into at one time costed at £260m. National Highways’ net put now staunch gives label, open date and completion as ‘TBC’.
The delay on the Department of Transport is blamed on extra time being desired to accumulate in mind Sir Peter Hendy’s Union Connectivity Review, printed in November 2021, which urged a multimodal explore of the East Waft Hall to call primarily the most efficient alternatives for enchancment.
The transport secretary that changed into in post when the inspecting authority’s file changed into before everything submitted befriend in October 2021 changed into Grant Shapps. Anne-Marie Trevelyan succeeded him as transport secretary on 6th September 2022 nevertheless changed into then replaced by Ticket Harper on 25th October 2022, who by present requirements may possibly well even light be even handed lengthy-serving.
Grant Shapps has had four assorted cabinet posts since leaving transport a year ago: home secretary (for per week); secretary of divulge for trade, vitality & industrial technique; secretary of divulge for vitality security & salvage zero; and now, as of 31st August 2023, defence secretary.
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