Neighbours remain divided after National Highways upgraded their plans for a new dual carriageway. Residents in Winthorpe, near Newark, still have concerns over what the planned A46 Newark bypass could mean for their village, which is already a short distance from the busy road.
A consultation involving 539 respondents was carried out by National Highways at the end of 2022, which found 54 percent of people were very satisfied or satisfied with the proposed improvements, which leaves a large proportion of people still not convinced on the plans.
The consultation also found that around 70 percent of the respondents were extremely dissatisfied or dissatisfied with congestion levels, and 51 percent of people were extremely dissatisfied or dissatisfied with the current layout. This reiterates what the organisation and local people have already said about something needing to be done, but the plans are proving difficult to please everyone.
