Motoring groups ushered the £1.5 billion investment to the road network recovery but said the chancellor’s ideas didn’t go far enough.
A range of amendments announced by George Osborn included a £314 million investment in the A1, making the route from Newcastle to London match the motorway standard. The funding was designated for a link roadway between the A5 and M1 to intersect traffic moving through Dunstable, as well as to upgrade the junction 30 of the road M25 thus improving access to Lakeside shopping centre.
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