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The project will see improvements along the A614/A6097 corridor

A 20-year campaign to help the ‘left behind’ North Nottinghamshire coalfield communities is finally taking shape after a multi-million pound road improvement scheme was approved.

The major £41 million scheme to upgrade five junctions across two roads in Nottinghamshire was announced yesterday by the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) after government approval.

The project forms part of the final improvements to junctions on the A6097/A614 corridor but had been delayed in recent years.

Speaking to the local democracy reporting service (LDRS) today (September 19), Nottinghamshire County Councillor , Bruce Laughton (Con) said he and late Labour County Councillor, Stella Smedley, first started the campaign

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