Long awaited plans to build a bypass around the villages of Flore, Upper Heyford and Weedon will be discussed by Northamptonshire County Council’s cabinet next week.
Ways to improve the link between Daventry and Northampton have been on the cards for years.
As well as reducing traffic in the villages, the council believes a new road is ‘crucial’ for development in the Daventry area.
The council’s cabinet member for infrastructure, Councillor Andre Gonzalez De Savage (Con, East Hunsbury) said: “The A45 improvement link is a key priority for the county council and has been for a number of years.
“This is an exciting initiative which will greatly help economic development in the county by improving infrastructure and bring improvements at a local level by alleviating traffic pressures in a number of villages.”
Public consultation was held by the council to determine which of four routes would be preferred.
The bulk of support was for a route which would cost an estimated £40m to £45m and form a single carriageway west of M1, junction 16.
With a speed limit of 70mph, the route would be suitable for converting into a dual-carriageway in the future.
Ways of funding the project could include seeking investment from private developers as well as from the Government’s Growing Places Fund.
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