A5 Dodwells to Longshoot Options Consultation

Overview

Investing in your roads

At National Highways, we believe in a connected country and our network makes these connections happen. We strive to improve our major roads and motorways, engineering the future to keep people moving today and moving better tomorrow. We want to make sure all our major roads are more dependable, durable, and most importantly, safe.

We are consulting on proposed improvements to the A5 Dodwells to Longshoot junction. This page provides information about the proposals and explains how you can take part. Your feedback will help inform the ongoing development of the scheme.

Why is the project needed?

Dodwells roundabout and Longshoot junction are key locations on the Strategic Road Network (SRN), connecting Nuneaton and Hinckley in the Midlands. This section of the A5 forms part of an important road network that carries a high volume of commuter, freight and regional traffic. It supports access to key employment, services and businesses across the region, and is particularly important for the Golden Logistics Triangle.

This section of the A5 experiences congestion, delays and unreliable journey times, affecting both local and long-distance journeys. These issues increase the risk of collisions, and with further developments planned nearby, traffic is expected to grow, making improvements to capacity, safety and access essential.

Our proposed improvements aim to enhance network resilience and connectivity for strategic traffic, improve journey time reliability, reduce congestion and improve accessibility to employment opportunities.

Why your views matter

This consultation will help inform the selection of a preferred option for the scheme. It will also inform elements of the detailed design for the selected option. At this stage, we are seeking your views on what matters most to you, and what factors you believe should be considered in selecting the preferred option. 

Your comments will help us better understand the local area and any potential impacts our project may have on you, local businesses and the community. We will listen to and consider all feedback received as we further refine our proposals after this consultation.  

Find out more and have your say

We’d like to hear what you think, so please share any concerns, ideas or local knowledge you may have. The consultation will run from Monday 2 November and closes at 11.59pm on Friday 11 December 2026, and there are many ways to tell us what you think. Why not come along to one of our options consultation exhibitions? 

Although our online response form is the most effective and efficient way to submit your feedback, we recognise that some people may prefer to respond in other ways. Alternative methods for responding to the consultation are outlined below.

• Hard-copy: complete a consultation response form (available at our events, at local venues or on request) and return it by post to: FREEPOST A5 DODWELLS TO LONGSHOOT (no stamp required).
• In person: complete a copy of our printed response form and give it to a member of staff at one of our consultation events.

All responses must be returned by 11.59pm on 11 December 2026. Responses received after this date may not be considered.

Public consultation exhibitions

You can come to one of our options consultation exhibitions and have your say. Here you’ll be able to find out more about the scheme, view our consultation materials and speak to members of the project team, who will be happy to answer any questions you may have. We’ll be holding consultation events at the following locations, dates and times:

Visit our Engagement Van

Our engagement van and team will also be available to talk through the scheme and answer questions at the following locations and dates:

Before completing the questionnaire, we encourage you to review our consultation materials to help you understand the proposals and their potential impacts.

The following documents are available to download:

A5 Dodwells to Longshoot Consultation Brochure

A5 Dodwells to Longshoot Consultation Response Form

A5 Dodwells to Longshoot Non Technical Environmental Report

These documents provide information about the A5 Dodwells to Longshoot scheme, the options being consulted on and how feedback received during this consultation will be considered and used to inform the next stages of the project.

Your feedback at this stage will help inform the selection of a preferred option for the A5 Dodwells to Longshoot scheme. Please ensure your response is submitted by 11.59pm on 11 December 2026. Responses received after this deadline may not be considered.

Deposit Points

Hard copies of the consultation brochure and response forms will be available at the following local venues from Monday 2 November 2026 (availability will depend on opening times):

Requesting printed or accessible formats

You can also request a paper copy of the consultation brochure and response form free of charge by contacting us on the contact details set out below and providing your postal address. A copying charge may be applied for requests for large quantities of documents or for printed copies of our other consultation materials.

Consultation materials can be made available in alternative formats, such as translations into other languages, large print or Braille, on request. For requests, please contact us using the contact details outlined below.

How to contact us

You can get in touch with us in the following ways:

• By phone: Call our Customer Contact Centre on 0300 123 5000 to speak to an adviser or request a call back from the project team
• By email: A5Dodwellstolongshoot@nationalhighways.co.uk

When contacting us, please include the reference ‘A5 Dodwells to Longshoot Consultation’ to help us direct and track your enquiry.

What happens next?

Following the close of the consultation on Friday 11 December at 11.59pm, we will carefully review all responses received and consider the feedback alongside our ongoing technical, environmental and design assessments. We will use this information to refine the options where possible and ensure that potential impacts on local communities and the environment have been fully considered.

The findings from the consultation will be analysed and reported in a summary consultation report, which will explain the feedback received and how it has influenced the project. This summary report will be published within 12 weeks of the consultation closing. A full consultation report will be published when a preferred option is announced and will be available to view on the project website.

As the project develops, we will undertake further design work and environmental assessments, including identifying additional measures that could help reduce environmental impacts. We will also determine the appropriate consenting route required to deliver the preferred option, which is similar to obtaining planning permission for this type of infrastructure project.

If we receive approval from the Department for Transport to proceed to Stage 3 Preliminary Design, we will announce a preferred option (via a Preferred Route Announcement). If the scheme were to be approved for the next stage of design, there may be further opportunities to have your say.