A report highlights weaknesses in Shropshire Council's plan for Shrewsbury's North West Relief Road.
Shropshire Council says it is confident of receiving the government funding needed to pay for a controversial bypass in Shrewsbury despite concerns raised about the plan to fund the project.An external audit report has criticised the council for relying too much on a promise from the previous Conservative government to fully fund the project, which the new Labour government has thrown into doubt by putting the scheme under review.
In their summary, Grant Thornton staffs concluded there was "significant weakness" found in the funding and how the project was being managed in 2023-24. "We know there are similar schemes to this nationally which have had 85% government funding," said councillor Morris.
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