The dual carriageway to the airport is only the first phase of a much bigger project. The road will eventually carry on from the Ibis and will pass between the existing tunnel and the fire station via a new tunnel which will clear the airport boundary close to the junction of taxiway alpha and taxiway delta. This will allow land to be developed next to Wigmore Park just inside the Bedfordshire border which already has planning permission but no vehicular access. The road will continue across open countryside to the A505 close to Lilly.