Regional transport body Midlands Connect has released a major report outlining a series of improvements to the A50/A500 corridor which will help to reduce congestion, support businesses and promote greener transport use.
The report, called Levelling-up Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Derby & Derbyshire: The road to success, outlines a series of strategic recommendations for long-awaited upgrades which Midlands Connect claim are 'badly needed' to alleviate bottlenecks along the 90km stretch.
Large manufacturers such as JCB, Rolls-Royce, Toyota and Alstom rely on this key east/west route – which links Derby, Nottingham and Leicester to Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire and the North West – to keep supply chains moving and provide links to international markets.
