As part of his autumn statement the Chancellor announced that the A1 between Leeming Bar and Scotch Corner will be upgraded to a 3 lane motorway.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-20609774
Good news for regular users of course but presumably 3 more years disruption folllowing the 3 years of disruption whilst they upgraded the section from J49 to Leeming. Surely it would have been better to do the whole stretch in one go rather than cancel the northern-most part and then chnage their minds a few years later.
I wonder how they are going to deal with the possibility of flooding during the construction phase (and afterwards). Last week the A1 was flooded near Catterick for a couple of days. It was closed for a while and then down to 1 lane for some days. People were reporting 1 hour delays just to get onto the A1 at the Leeming junction. Last month it was actually closed due to floods at the same place for a few days. A couple of days of rain and the whole thing will grind to a halt.
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