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'Road to nowhere' could be finished in 2025 'Road to nowhere' could be finished next year
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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" Work on the southern section of the road started more than 15 years ago
A council has said a major relief road should be fully complete by the summer of 2025. A major relief road that has been dubbed "the road to nowhere" should be completed next year, according to the local authority.
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, cabinet member for highways and transport at West Northamptonshire Council, said it was "making significant strides" to complete the Sandy Lane relief road 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. The existing road has been closed for more than a year, prompting complaints from residents.
Larratt, a Conservative councillor, said the authority hoped the "full route will be operational by spring 2025, much earlier than initially planned". Larratt said the council 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 had 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. Work on the Sandy Lane relief road began more than 15 years ago before being halted.
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. Construction got under way again last year, and part of the existing Sandy Lane between Kislingbury and Duston was closed while work took place.
Work on the road began more than 15 years ago, but it was halted, and Sandy Lane was labelled the “road to nowhere". A section of the road was reopened to traffic this summer.
Construction began last year, leading to a closure of the stretch between Kislingbury and Duston. The council has said it is "very close" to confirming an accelerated timeline for completing the remaining route to the A4500 junction.
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. Pending the selection of a developer, work is expected to begin in the coming weeks.
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