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A453 Widening (M1 Junction 24 to A52 Nottingham)
A453 Widening (M1 Junction 24 to A52 Nottingham)
- Status
- Planned
- Located in
- Area 7
- Scheme type
- Programme of Major Schemes
The Project
The A453 east of the M1 is a major route between Nottingham, the M1 and Nottingham East Midlands Airport. The existing single-carriageway road has become increasingly congested. It carries up to 32,000 vehicles a day, has a poor safety record and poses maintenance difficulties.
The proposed scheme has an approved budget of £90 million. The latest proposals are to widen the A453 to dual carriageway between the M1 and Mill Hill on the approach to Clifton, and to four-lane single carriageway through Clifton from Mill Hill to Farnborough Road, at the start of the A52 Nottingham Ring Road.
The scheme will benefit everyone using the route between the M1 and Nottingham. It will improve safety, reduce congestion and make journeys more reliable for travellers and businesses in the region.
The inclusion of the scheme in the Government's Targeted Programme of Improvements (now known as Programme of Major Schemes) on 18 May 2004 followed the Secretary of State's request to the Highways Agency in December 2002 to draw up improvement proposals based on the recommendations of the A453 (A52-M1 Junction 24) Multi-Modal Study.
A public exhibition of the preliminary proposals was held in Kegworth and Clifton on 16-18 September 2004. An Executive Summary of the exhibition report, as well as a full copy of the report in PDF format may be downloaded from the Publications page. You can also find out more about the original 2004 proposals by visiting the Scheme History page.
2007 Scheme Developments
The Highways Agency appointed Laing O’Rourke Civil Engineering Limited on 6 March 2006 to develop the preliminary proposals in detail. In summer 2007 we held a public consultation on the changes we had made since 2004. You can visit the Current Proposals page to find out more.
Next Steps
We have carefully considered the views expressed in response to the 2007 consultation and will shortly be publishing a consultation report.
We currently expect to publish draft Orders and an Environmental Statement in autumn 2008. Following this, there will be a 12-week period during which you can comment on, support or object to the draft Orders.
Depending on the objections we receive, a Public Inquiry may be held before an independent Inspector.
Following any Inquiry, the Secretary of State for Transport and the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government would consider the Inspector’s Report, together with any objections and representations made, before making their decision on the future of the scheme. If the scheme proceeds, we will make statutory Orders and purchase the land required for the project.
Subject to the decision by the Secretaries of State, construction could start in 2010, with the road open to traffic in winter 2012/13.
For further information on the A453 Multi-Modal Study, visit the Government Office Multi-Modal Study website. For more information on the A453 widening scheme, e-mail A453Widening@highways.gsi.gov.uk.
