The Northampton North-West Relief Road will link the A428 Harlestone Road with the A5199 Welford Road and serve the housing growth that is proposed to the west and north of Northampton. It will also help address existing congestion, particularly in Kingsthorpe, by providing another crossing of the river valley.

Funding stream: Local Growth Fund
LGF Awarded: £7.93million
Total Project Cost: £35.1million
Delivery Partner: West Northamptonshire Council
Project Status: Project approved February 2020 subject to planning, further update to the Business Case for SEMLEP Board approval May 2021
Projected Outputs: The project will enable 6600 new homes and 3393 new jobs
Website: https://www3.northamptonshire.gov.uk/councilservices/northamptonshire-highways/major-highway-projects/Pages/northampton-north-west-relief-road.aspx

Hatch Independent Assessment Report Updated Full Business Case Executive Summary (April 2021)

Independent Assessment Summary Report: Northampton North West Relief Road Full Business Case (February 2020)

View the full North West Relief Road Business Case

April 2023

Good progress on site with earthworks advancing to build the embankment across the flood plain and the bridges and culverts underway.

September 2022

Click here to read the first Northampton North West Relief Road (NNWRR) newsletter

August 2022

The project is progressing well, with the below pictures showing the installation of the steel reinforcements.

July 2022

Placement of 6C capping material at the northern end of the scheme adjacent to Sandy Lane and looking towards the proposed new bridge over the Northampton to Rugby railway line. Far right image features the proposed 72,000 vertical band drains which will help to dewater the flood plain and extend up to 7m into the ground.