A development consent order (DCO) has been approved for the A46 Walsgrave scheme, part of the wider A46 Coventry junctions upgrade.
The approval gives National Highways permission to start work on improving one of the UK’s major trade routes.
In 2023, contractor Octavius was appointed by National Highways to deliver the £112.5m Walsgrave junction project.
Construction is expected to start in autumn 2026, with the scheme opening to traffic in 2028.
Emma Winter, project manager at National Highways, said: “Motorways and major A-roads carry a third of all traffic and two-thirds of freight in the UK. The A46 is a vital trade route between the south west, the midlands, and the north. We need to remove this bottleneck on the outskirts of Coventry.
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