Julian Sturdy, the Conservative MP for York Outer, says the road should have been dualled years ago.
His message to city planners, who will meet to discuss a revised application for the £65 million road scheme next week: “Just dual it!”
But Rachael Maskell, the Labour MP for York Central, says dualling is ‘not the right solution’ – and that money should be spent on improving public transport instead.
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