2019

• 21 March – Department for Transport awards £54.4m towards the construction of the NWRR
• April / May - environmental baseline surveys carried out
• 16 May - update report to full council / programme entry ratification
• June - governance report to overview/scrutiny committee
• September to December – completion of further detailed designs in line with environmental, technical and adjacent landowner/stakeholder requirements

2020 

• March / April – pre-planning submission public and stakeholder consultation 

2021 

• 19 February – planning application submitted  
• June/July – planning committee first meeting, post-local elections 
• June to August – end of planning determination / decision 
• Mid/late summer – begin preparation of a full business case 
• September to late spring 2022 – potential public inquiry 
• December - full business case to cabinet, council, scrutiny 
• December - full business case to DfT  

2022

• February – full business case endorsement by DfT 
• Spring - appointment of contractor 
• Spring / summer - start of construction 

2024 

• Spring – road open and project fully complete 

Please note that all of the above dates are approximate and subject to change.