Norfolk County Council has been told the government will provide up to £91.11m for the West Winch Access Road, which would connect the A47 and the A10 south of King's Lynn.

A visualisation of the West Winch Access Road (Image: Norfolk County Council)

The 1.5 mile road would serve a planned 4,000-home development in the area and the Department for Transport's approval of County Hall's business case will unlock the bulk of the money for the scheme.

Conservative-controlled County Hall has faced an anxious wait for confirmation of the money for the £109m project, with the initial business case lodged in September last year.

A graphic showing the proposed route of the West Winch Access Road (Image: West Norfolk Council)

Fears that the scheme might not get cash intensified........

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