M1 widening plans go on display

Highways officials say the plans will benefit the economy

Plans to widen the M1 motorway in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire have gone on show.

The £340m scheme will see a 14 mile (23km) stretch of the road widened between junction 25 at Sandiacre and junction 28 at Pinxton, Derbyshire.

The plans for the three-year project are on show at the Temple Centre in Nuthall, Nottinghamshire, on Thursday.

A Highways Agency spokesman said the work would provide congestion relief and benefit the region's economy.

The plans will also be on show in Derbyshire in October.

Highways Agency project manager Tony Turton said: "These exhibitions will give us the opportunity to explain the scheme in more detail, how construction is to be undertaken over the next three years and the effect it will have on road users, residents and other stakeholders.

"The exhibitions will also provide an opportunity to highlight how we will care for the environment and the safety benefits that this scheme will bring once the works are completed."