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Written question asked by Louise Haigh (Labour) on Tuesday, 16 January 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 January 2024. It was answered by Guy Opperman (Conservative) on Tuesday, 23 January 2024 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Roads: Blyth

Question

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.

Answer

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.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
9895
Session
2023-24
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Costs Construction Roads Blyth
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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