Leaders at Norfolk County Council have confirmed that its work to come up with fresh options for the scheme have been hampered by a Department for Transport review.

The Labour government had given an in-principle commitment of £1m to the authority for an options appraisal for the project, which has long been a priority for Conservative-controlled County Hall.

Previous plans for the Norwich Western Link were withdrawn(Image: Norfolk County Council)

But the government has now announced a review of funding for such schemes, which means that money might not be forthcoming.

The council was spending £425,000 of its own money to explore new options, but without the full funding commitment, progress has been hindered.

Graham Plant, Norfolk County Council cabinet member for highways, transport and infrastructure(Image: Owen Sennitt)

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