Anne-Marie Trevelyan, MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed, has welcomed additional confirmation in Parliament today, of the Government’s commitment to the second part of her ‘dual the A1’ campaign, to dual the road up to the Scottish border, once the present scheme to Ellingham is complete.
Mrs Trevelyan, who secured the deal for funding from the then Chancellor George Osborne in December 2014, has been clear that once the initial scheme is complete, her next campaign will be to dual the A1 from Ellingham to Berwick.
She said: “I am extremely pleased the Government has once again confirmed the commitment to dual the A1 to the border once the present scheme is complete. I also welcome confirmation that the Morpeth to Ellingham dualling scheme and the improvements north of Ellingham remain on schedule and on budget. I very much look forward to reviewing the route announcement when it is made in the coming months.”
The confirmation, from Viscount Younger of Leckie – a Government spokesman in the House of Lords, reiterates the comments made by Transport Secretary Chris Grayling last week that he envisages dualling all the way through Northumberland, in stages to minimise the upheaval for residents and motorists.