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Cameron announces '£15bn cash injection' for UK's worst roads
Britain's worst roads will get a £15bn makeover after David Cameron announced a huge cash boost to some of Britain's biggest problem hotspots in a speech today.
The Prime Minister told the Confederation of British Industry's (CBI) that hundreds of extra lane miles will be created on motorways and trunk roads as part of a "roads revolution" that will speed up journey times.
The PM believes the project will be the "biggest, boldest and most far-reaching" upgrade to the UK's road network in a generation after it is announced in next month's Autumn Statement.
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Cameron promises biggest road improvement programme since the 1970s
David Cameron has promised the biggest road improvement project since the 1970s after announcing £15bn will be invested into Britain's road network.
The Prime Minister said "pinch points" on stretches of the A1 north of Newcastle, the A47 in the east of England, the A27 on the south coast, and roads across the Pennines would all be among those due to receive funding for improvements.
Cameron pledges £15bn for 100 road projects
The Prime Minister has pledged to spend £15bn on improving Britain's roads between now and 2020.
Speaking at the CBI's annual conference today David Cameron said up to 100 new road schemes could start work in the next few years as key roads such as the A303 in the West of England, the A1 north of Newcastle, the A47 in the East of England and roads that crossed the Pennines all got improvements.
He said: "We are now not only spending as much on rail as any government since Victorian times but on roads we are now spending more than any government since the big expansion of the 1970s."
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Cameron's 'road revolution' will 'trash' environment
Areas of protected countryside will be "trashed" by a £15bn "road revolution" the government is expected to formally announce in the Autumn Statement, transport campaigners have warned.
Chris Todd, roads campaigner at the Campaign for Better Transport, said:
PM: UK's future relies on 'world-class infrastructure'
The UK needs "world-class infrastructure" if it is to secure its future, the Prime Minister will say when he signals plans for major structural changes to some of Britain's busiest roads.
David Cameron is expected to signal a £15bn lifeline to Britain's congested roads, which will be detailed in next month's Autumn Statement.
In a speech to the CBI's annual conference, Mr Cameron will say:
PM: '£15BN cash injection' for UK's worst roads
Britain's worst roads will get a £15bn makeover after David Cameron announces a huge cash boost to tackle congestion on motorways, trunk and A roads in a speech to business leaders later today.
The Prime Minister will tell the Confederation of British Industry's (CBI) hundreds of extra lane miles will be created on motorways and trunk roads as part of a "roads revolution" that will speed up journey times.
The PM believes the project will be the "biggest, boldest and most far-reaching" upgrade to the UK's road network in a generation after details are announced in next month's Autumn Statement.
Among plans considered by the Government are proposals to build under Stonehenge to help ease congestion on the A303.
Work on stretches of the A1 round Newcastle, roads across the Pennines, the A47 in the east of England and the A27 on the south coast are also in line for funding.
Britain's neglected roads have been slowly getting worse - a survey from the Asphalt Industry Alliance in April revealed it would cost at least £12bn to get roads in England and Wales back to a "reasonable" condition.
However, in 2013 that cost was estimated at £10.5bn.