After two years of disruption on the A453, commuters can finally celebrate the reopening of the newly named Remembrance Way linking Nottingham to the M1.
It’s taken over 2 years to complete the widening of the seven mile stretch and caused massive congestion in the area.
The scheme improves access to East Midlands Parkway Railway Station and the Tram Park and Ride service at Mill Hill Roundabout in Clifton.
Doubling in size the road now can accommodate twice as many vehicles, improving road safety and reducing journey times.
Rushcliffe MP Ken Clarke welcomed the transport link improvements. He said: “It’s a very good day for the local community, and a very good day for local motorists as well”.
Kenneth Clarke MP, Rushcliffe
A little over budget, the final project cost £169 million but it is hoped it will bring an estimated £540 million boost to the local economy.
Jim O’Sullivan Chief Executive of Highways England said it has greatly improved the transport links to Nottingham.
“Anyone who used the road is familiar with congestion between the city centre and the M1. I just think people feel it wasn’t fit for purpose any more,” he said.
The road was named Remembrance Way in an official ceremony to remember the 453 servicemen and women who lost their lives in Afghanistan.
The family of Warrant Officer Sean Upton from Beeston, who was killed in Afghanistan, had campaigned for the road to be renamed in honour of the members of the armed forces who were killed in the conflict.
