Wilton Road which was built through the Egerton Estate and provided an western bypass was opened on 10 October 1929. Now part of A606, it may initially have been unclassified. It cost £4,000. On the western side was built a 150 space car park and cloakrooms.
Inner Relief Road
Melton Mowbray Times and Vale reported on Friday 9 August 1985 that it had been officially opened on Friday by Delia Brock, Chairman of the County Council's Transportation and Highways sub-committee (from the photo it is expected that it was the previous week). Contractor was Charles Gregory (Civil Engineering) Ltd., cost £1.75 million. They had taken over the contract in May 1984 after the original contractors D. and H. went into receivership. A section was previously opened in December 1984 per a Land Compensation Act Notice.
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