Decision on Costain’s A1 dualling job delayed for third time

The Government has delayed for a third time the decision on the final go-ahead for the dualling of a 13-mile stretch of the A1 between Morpeth and Ellingham in Northumberland.
Main contractor Costain has been waiting for the green light on the £260m project since January 2022.
The go-ahead was first delayed to June, and then postponed further until this month.
At the time, the delay was blamed on the need for the Government to give its response to the Sir Peter Hendy Union Connectivity Rev