00:00Research has added more than £200 million in potential benefits to the case for dueling the A1 in Northumberland.
00:08Northumberland County Council says the findings could help persuade the government to reconsider the scheme between Morpeth and Ellingham.
00:17Seven people have been killed on that stretch in 2026, according to the council, and more than 21,000 vehicles
00:25use the road.
00:26The study includes the economic cost of driver frustration, such as delays behind lorries.
00:32The government dropped the £500 million project as providing poor value for money.
00:39The department says there are currently no plans to duel it, with safety work ongoing.
