Major road improvements are planned for Ingleby Barwick after another major scheme came in under budget.
Stockton Council is hoping to retain around £300,000 in Government funding from the £3.3m Local Pinch Point Fund being used to ease congestion on the A174 in Thornaby.
Because that scheme - due to finish in March - is currently under budget the council is seeking permission to transfer the funds to a separate scheme to dual Myton Way.
If agreed, the authority plans to upgrade noise reduction measures along Myton Way when the work gets under way this summer.
Stockton Council leader, Councillor Bob Cook, is meeting the Secretary of State for Transport, Patrick McLoughlin, today and said he is “hoping for good news”.
He said: “I’m delighted that the A174 scheme is reporting such a significant under spend, which is testament to our highways engineers and our successful management of the risks associated with the scheme.
“But rather than return the money to Government, we have suggested that the Department for Transport should allow us to retain it so that we can enhance the Myton Way scheme, which is one of a number of major improvements we are planning to make to the highways network in the south of the borough over the next two years.
“We are proposing to use the money to offer residents greater protection from traffic noise by upgrading the planned earth mound to a noise reducing fence that runs along the full length of the scheme, complemented by other environmental improvements.”
James Wharton, Conservative MP for Stockton South, said: “I am pleased to have been able to arrange this meeting and that the Transport Secretary is coming up.
“I have been working on this issue for quite a while and am hopeful we will get some good news.
“I have been making the case for more infrastructure spending and roads investment in Ingleby Barwick for five years as the local MP. The upgrades we have already secured will make a big difference and this could be the icing on the cake.”
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