The deputy leader of Northumberland County Council has slammed the Labour Party after the Conservative administration was criticised for slow progress on the long-awaited Blyth Relief Road.
At Tuesday's meeting of the council's cabinet, members were asked to approve plans for a consultation on a new planned route for the road after the previously selected one became unviable due to a housing development. In recent weeks. Labour have criticised the Conservatives for failing to deliver the project, which is aimed at taking pressure off the heavily congested routes into the town.
The council are proposing the realignment and dualling of the existing A1061 Laverock Hall Road, providing a direct dual carriageway connection between the A192 Three Horse Shoes Roundabout and the A193 South Beach. In addition, a new "complementary link" is also proposed between Chase Farm Drive and Ogle Drive, allowing for congestion relief along Cowpen Road.
