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10/03/2017
UK Govt Unveils £220m Fund To Tackle Roads Congestion
The UK Government has unveiled a £220 million fund to help tackle congestion across England.
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has identified a number of traffic hotspots across the country which will receive major investment for junction upgrades, roundabout improvements and better traffic signalling.
The schemes are worth around £110m and will be completed by spring 2020. A further £110m will go towards improving more roads, with further details to be revealed at a later date.
Two larger projects worth £30m will create an unbroken stretch of dual carriageway on the A69 between Hexham and Newcastle. A further £14 million will go towards creating a new junction on the M11 to provide another route into Harlow, cutting journey times as well as unlocking housing developments.
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said: "We are making the most extensive improvements to roads in the last 40 years, investing a record £23 billion to keep our country moving and make journeys faster, better and more reliable for everyone.
"We are also spending a further £1.3 billion over the course of this parliament to relieve congestion and provide important upgrades to ensure our roads are fit for the future.
"These schemes announced today will provide quick relief to millions of drivers and save them from getting stuck in traffic."
The funding is broken down as follows;
£90m for the North
North West
• A595 / A66 Fitz Roundabout (Low Rd) - £1m
• A595 / A66 Great Clifton Widening – £1.6m
• A585 Norcross Capacity Improvement - £3m
• M55 Junction 3 Signals - £800,000
• Future small schemes -£21m
• North West total - £27.4m
Yorkshire and North East
• A69/A68 Junction Improvements near Corbridge - £15m
• A69/A6079 Junction Improvements near Hexham - £15m
• A63 Garrison Road Signals and Road Improvement - £6.35m
• M18 Junction 3 Improvements - £0.25m
• M62 Junction 27 Widening - £2.65m
• M62 Junction 28 Widening - £2.25
• A66/B6280 Morton Palms Widening - £500,000
• A19/ A179 Sheraton Signals - £800,000
• M1 Junction 36 Slip Road Improvement - £2m
• Future small schemes - £18.2m
• Yorkshire and North East total - £63m
£23m for the Midlands
Midlands
• A5 Old Stratford Widening - £3.3m
• M1 Junction 27 Capacity Improvements - £900,000
• A5/A5195 Ogley Hay Traffic Signals - £1.5m
• M42 Junction 3 Improvement - £4.2m
• Future small schemes - £14m
• Midlands total - £23.9m
£53m for the South East
South East
• M27 Junction 7 Improvements - £2.5m
• A3 Northbound Off Slip at University Interchange (Guildford) - £1.6m
• A3 Stoke Interchange Southbound Off Slip Improvements (Guildford) - £2.5m
• A20 Port of Dover Technology Improvements - £5m
• Future small schemes - £41.6m
• South East total - £53.2m
£32m for the South West
South West
• M5 Junction 19 Improvements - £2.8m
• M5 Junction 17 – 18 Driver Information and Queue Protection Scheme - £4.3m
• M5 Junction 24 – 25 Driver Information and Queue Protection Scheme - £7.1m
• M5 Junction 23 – 24 Driver Information and Queue Protection Scheme - £5.5m
• Future small schemes - £12.4m
• South West total - £32.1m
£16m for the East
East
• M11 Junction 7a, Harlow, Essex - £14m
• A11 Fiveways Roundabout, Barton Mills Signalisation - £400,000
• Future small schemes - £2.4m
• East total - £16.8m
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has identified a number of traffic hotspots across the country which will receive major investment for junction upgrades, roundabout improvements and better traffic signalling.
The schemes are worth around £110m and will be completed by spring 2020. A further £110m will go towards improving more roads, with further details to be revealed at a later date.
Two larger projects worth £30m will create an unbroken stretch of dual carriageway on the A69 between Hexham and Newcastle. A further £14 million will go towards creating a new junction on the M11 to provide another route into Harlow, cutting journey times as well as unlocking housing developments.
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said: "We are making the most extensive improvements to roads in the last 40 years, investing a record £23 billion to keep our country moving and make journeys faster, better and more reliable for everyone.
"We are also spending a further £1.3 billion over the course of this parliament to relieve congestion and provide important upgrades to ensure our roads are fit for the future.
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"These schemes announced today will provide quick relief to millions of drivers and save them from getting stuck in traffic."
The funding is broken down as follows;
£90m for the North
North West
• A595 / A66 Fitz Roundabout (Low Rd) - £1m
• A595 / A66 Great Clifton Widening – £1.6m
• A585 Norcross Capacity Improvement - £3m
• M55 Junction 3 Signals - £800,000
• Future small schemes -£21m
• North West total - £27.4m
Yorkshire and North East
• A69/A68 Junction Improvements near Corbridge - £15m
• A69/A6079 Junction Improvements near Hexham - £15m
• A63 Garrison Road Signals and Road Improvement - £6.35m
• M18 Junction 3 Improvements - £0.25m
• M62 Junction 27 Widening - £2.65m
• M62 Junction 28 Widening - £2.25
• A66/B6280 Morton Palms Widening - £500,000
• A19/ A179 Sheraton Signals - £800,000
• M1 Junction 36 Slip Road Improvement - £2m
• Future small schemes - £18.2m
• Yorkshire and North East total - £63m
£23m for the Midlands
Midlands
• A5 Old Stratford Widening - £3.3m
• M1 Junction 27 Capacity Improvements - £900,000
• A5/A5195 Ogley Hay Traffic Signals - £1.5m
• M42 Junction 3 Improvement - £4.2m
• Future small schemes - £14m
• Midlands total - £23.9m
£53m for the South East
South East
• M27 Junction 7 Improvements - £2.5m
• A3 Northbound Off Slip at University Interchange (Guildford) - £1.6m
• A3 Stoke Interchange Southbound Off Slip Improvements (Guildford) - £2.5m
• A20 Port of Dover Technology Improvements - £5m
• Future small schemes - £41.6m
• South East total - £53.2m
£32m for the South West
South West
• M5 Junction 19 Improvements - £2.8m
• M5 Junction 17 – 18 Driver Information and Queue Protection Scheme - £4.3m
• M5 Junction 24 – 25 Driver Information and Queue Protection Scheme - £7.1m
• M5 Junction 23 – 24 Driver Information and Queue Protection Scheme - £5.5m
• Future small schemes - £12.4m
• South West total - £32.1m
£16m for the East
East
• M11 Junction 7a, Harlow, Essex - £14m
• A11 Fiveways Roundabout, Barton Mills Signalisation - £400,000
• Future small schemes - £2.4m
• East total - £16.8m
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