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| 'Road to nowhere' could be finished in 2025 | 'Road to nowhere' could be finished in 2025 |
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| Work on the southern section of the road started more than 15 years ago, but when it halted Sandy Lane become known locally as the “road to nowhere" | |
| A council has said a major relief road should be fully complete by the summer of 2025. | A council has said a major relief road should be fully complete by the summer of 2025. |
| Phil Larratt, a councillor with responsibility for highways and transport at West Northamptonshire Council, said it was "making significant strides" at Sandy Lane, near Northampton. | Phil Larratt, a councillor with responsibility for highways and transport at West Northamptonshire Council, said it was "making significant strides" at Sandy Lane, near Northampton. |
| It runs between Duston and Harpole, but has been closed for a year because of work on a housing development, sparking frustration from residents and businesses. | It runs between Duston and Harpole, but has been closed for a year because of work on a housing development, sparking frustration from residents and businesses. |
| Larratt, a Conservative councillor, said the authority hoped the "full route will be operational by spring 2025, much earlier than initially planned". | Larratt, a Conservative councillor, said the authority hoped the "full route will be operational by spring 2025, much earlier than initially planned". |
| Businesses in the area said they have lost trade as a result of the road closure | Businesses in the area said they have lost trade as a result of the road closure |
| Sandy Lane goes from Berrywood Road, Duston, towards the A4500 Weedon Road, giving access to Kislingbury, or Junction 16 of the M1. | Sandy Lane goes from Berrywood Road, Duston, towards the A4500 Weedon Road, giving access to Kislingbury, or Junction 16 of the M1. |
| Eighteen hundred homes are being built on the Western Gate and Norwood Farm developments, and the Sandy Lane relief road is part of that project. | Eighteen hundred homes are being built on the Western Gate and Norwood Farm developments, and the Sandy Lane relief road is part of that project. |
| Work on the road began more than 15 years ago, but it was halted, and Sandy Lane was labelled the “road to nowhere". | Work on the road began more than 15 years ago, but it was halted, and Sandy Lane was labelled the “road to nowhere". |
| Construction began last year, leading to a closure of the stretch between Kislingbury and Duston. | Construction began last year, leading to a closure of the stretch between Kislingbury and Duston. |
| A reopening date was set for March but that was put back, prompting complaints from residents who faced lengthy diversions, and from businesses who said they had lost passing trade. | A reopening date was set for March but that was put back, prompting complaints from residents who faced lengthy diversions, and from businesses who said they had lost passing trade. |
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