Work begins on road re-widening after a 20 year demand
The first turf has been cut in the start of a major road re-widening scheme between the M1 and Nottingham.
Campaigners have been trying to get the A453 between Junction 24 and the city's ring road, a notorious congestion trouble-spot, turned into a dual carriageway since the 1980s.
Here reporter Michael Sibbert joins the Highways Agency CEO Graham Dalton.
First turf cut in major road re-widening
The first turf has been cut in the start of a major road re-widening scheme between the M1 and Nottingham.
A453 widening
The dualling of the A453 has been given the green light.