Council welcomes funding for A14 junction

Kettering Borough Council welcomes the Government’s funding towards the cost of a new junction on the A14.

The proposed junction 10A will receive vital funding from the Department of Transport’s Road Investment Strategy for the Midlands.

Phillip Hollobone, MP for Kettering, said: “A lot of people have worked extremely hard in order to make the case for funding for the new A14 junction 10A.

“Today’s announcement from the Government comes almost three years after funding was announced for the widening of the A14.

“Together these two major road improvements can provide a significant springboard for future investment in jobs in the area.”

Hollobone said in parliament that the cost of the junction is estimated to be around £39 million.

Kettering Borough Council has been trying to secure an additional junction for the A14 for many years.

Junction 10A will provide a link to new housing, education and employment in the new East Kettering development.

By Stephen Matthews