Roads: Blyth

(asked on 16th January 2024) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the (a) cost and (b) completion date of the proposed Blyth relief road upgrades.


Answered by
Guy Opperman Portrait
Guy Opperman
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
This question was answered on 23rd January 2024

The Blyth Relief Road scheme is being promoted by Northumberland County Council (the Council) for consideration for potential funding as part of the Department’s Major Road Network/Large Local Majors (MRN/ LLM) programme.

The Council have been working extensively with the Department’s officials and have submitted an Outline Business Case (OBC) for the scheme to the Department for a decision on whether to approve it and provide conditional support for the scheme as part of the MRN/ LLM programme. A decision will be issued as soon as possible.

The latest scheme cost estimate and completion date provided to the Department are £46.8million and February 2026 respectively.

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