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<p>It is for the local transport authority to decide investment priorities for their
transport network. The new North-East Mayoral Combined Authority is eligible for a
City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement of up to £563m to March 2027 to invest
in local transport priorities. The programme for which will need to be agreed once
the Metro Mayor has been elected. The North-East has also received a future five-year
indicative allocation of £1,849m from 2027 to 2032.</p><p>This is all in addition
to the hundreds of millions of pounds in funding that has or could be provided directly
for schemes in this area, including: we have provided funding to ensure that passenger
services will return to the Northumberland Line this year; from the billions saved
from the scrapping of HS2, as announced in Network North, funding will be available
to complete dualling of the A1 from Morpeth to Ellingham, subject to planning consent
and approval of a full business case for the project, providing a continuous high
quality dual carriageway from Newcastle to Ellingham, north of Alnwick; and Northumberland
County Council are developing the Blyth Relief Road scheme, which would provide a
new access onto the A189, for possible Department for Transport funding as part of
the Major Road Network/Large Local Majors programme.</p><p> </p>
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