Development consent granted for A428 improvement scheme

The Secretary of State has granted development consent for the A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet Road Improvement scheme. The scheme will provide a new 10-mile dual carriageway and a number of junction improvements, at an estimated cost of up to £950 million, to improve journeys between Milton Keynes and Cambridge and support growth in the region. The decision may be access here. Scott Lyness QC, instructed by Womble Bond Dickinson, acted for the applicant Highways England.