Major upgrade scheme for A38

Highways England have revealed the preferred route for a major junction improvement in Derbyshire.

The A38 Derby Junctions Scheme is designed to make journeys more reliable, with long distance journeys separated from those making local journeys.

Valued at £225M, the project will see the Kingsway, Markeaton and Little Eaton roundabouts replaced with two underpasses and a flyover, which will collectively help to reduce congestion on this busy route.

The publication of the preferred route follows public consultation held in February and March 2015.

Highways England senior project manager, Graham Littlechild, said: “Following our consultation held in 2015 we carefully considered all feedback to select the best possible options to take forward as our preferred route. This process has been detailed and time consuming, but this has been necessary to ensure we make the correct decision.

“Once complete, this scheme will alleviate three key bottlenecks for those travelling through Derbyshire on the A38.”

Further work will now progress on the design, with Highways England looking more closely at the local area, completing surveys and investigations to help design the scheme in greater detail.

A further period of consultation will be carried out later this year, before the application for a Development Consent Order is submitted.

If planning approval is granted, construction work on the scheme could start in 2020/21.

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