National Highways has secured planning consent for the £500m A46 Newark Bypass upgrade after the Secretary of State for Transport approved a Development Consent Order.
The scheme will widen 6.5km of road between Farndon and Winthorpe roundabouts near Newark-on-Trent. The single carriageway will be expanded into a dual carriageway, providing two lanes in each direction.
Funding for the project was confirmed following the Government’s Spending Review earlier this year. The bypass is a key section of the A46 corridor, which is heavily used for freight and regional connectivity across the East Midlands.
Work is expected to reduce congestion, improve journey reliability, and support long-term economic growth by strengthening one of the region’s most important transport routes.
