| Updated: 10:41, 01 March 2021 Funding to speed up the work to create a new bridge and bypass at Kelham has been made available to Nottinghamshire County Council. Midlands Connect has given the council up to £50,000 towards the A617 bypass scheme at Kelham. The grant will bring forward additional investigation work on the feasibility of a new bypass, potentially paving the way to later seeking government support if viable options can be found. A617. Credit: Google Maps (44732718) John Cottee, chairman of the council's communities and place committee, said: âWeâre delighted to receive funding from Midlands Connect, which will take us one step closer to realising our aspiration of a new bypass for Kelham.