Original sentence: Plans to dual the road between Morpeth and Felton and between Adderstone and Belford were shelved in 2006 as they were not considered a regional priority by central government
Edited sentence: Furthermore, many proposals have been proposed and then rejected before work could commence.In general, the A1 has been treated as a poor relation of the M1 for most of the last 50 years, with most improvements being piecemeal and only covering relatively short lengths of the road.Plans to dual the road from Morpeth to Felton and from Adderstone to Belford were shelved in 2006 as they were not considered a regional priority by central government