Letter response from The Secretary of State for Transport - A59 at Kex Gill update

Letter from DFT

Following concerns raised by NYCC regarding Kex Gill funding changes, Mr Smith wrote to the Secretary of State for Transport. The Secretary of State confirmed that funding is available for this scheme, should it complete all the remaining approval steps.

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