Plans for a new £84m bypass near a Norfolk town are likely to be lodged by the end of the year.
There have long been calls for the new road, near King's Lynn, to link the A10 and A47 and serve 4,000 homes due to be built in the West Winch area.
The West Winch Access Road would connect the two routes via a new 1.5-mile road, starting to the south of Gravelhill Lane in West Winch and joining the A47 before it reaches the Hardwick Junction.
Norfolk County Council is waiting for the government to confirm it will pump in almost £67m of the cost for the road.
But County Hall's Conservative-controlled cabinet will meet on Monday (December 4) when a decision to pave the way for the planning application to be lodged by the end of the year is likely to be made.
Graham Plant, the council's cabinet member for highways, infrastructure and transport, said: "We know that residents want to see the road built as soon as possible and we are working hard, alongside the borough council, to deliver this project.”
"The benefits of the West Winch Housing Access Road are clear. It will be a boost for the local economy, support housing growth and provide an opportunity to solve long-standing traffic issues on the A10 through West Winch."
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Developers would contribute £14.7m towards the road's cost, while the rest would come from the county council, the borough council and business rates.
At Monday's meeting, County Hall's cabinet is also set to agree to temporarily put a further £2.75m into the pot for the road, repayable once the government approves funding.
Alexandra Kemp, independent county councillor for Clenchwarton and King's Lynn South, has been campaigning for the road to be built before the new homes are constructed.
She said: "It is absolutely essential the West Winch Housing Access Road is delivered as soon as possible. This is vital to ensure any new development will be sustainable."
The county council hopes work can start in spring or summer 2025, with the road opened two years later.
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