Duala1northumber - epetition reply
13 May 2008
We received a petition asking:
"We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Upgrade the A1 to dual carriageway between Berwick-upon-Tweed and Morpeth."
Details of Petition:
"As the major road into Scotland the A1 should be dualed. The amount of traffic is destroying the single carriageway and it is falling into major disrepair due to lack of maintenance. Money is wasted on repairing a road in major need of a total overhaul. Money is wasted on yet more lay-bys and so called safety measures which only frustrate motorists into taking chances due to the traffic having to go so slow. We have to travel at 40 mph on certain sections because the lorries are restricted and the state of the road. The road should be upgraded to make it safer and to regenerate and bring more business to the area."
Read the Government's response
The government have no current plans to upgrade the A1 North of Morpeth to full dual carriageway status. Schemes, previously in preparation, to dual discrete sections of the route could be brought forward if the region awards them priority in future Regional Funding rounds.
The A1 is routinely maintained to the same high standard as all other trunk roads. Safety improvements undertaken in recent years, have led to an overall reduction in accidents on the single carriageway sections of the route.
Further Information
Young People's website