Firms may run English roads
England's major roads could be run by private firms under plans to boost infrastructure spending. New roads could be paid for by tolls.
Britain's roads in numbers
- £2.5 billion - The amount of money companies could save if travel times were reduced by just five per cent
- 123 million - The number of working hours lost per year due to traffic delays
- 16 - The number of UK cities in the top 50 most gridlocked places in Europe
- 3 - London is the third most congested city in Europe - finishing behind Brussels (1st) and Warsaw (2nd)
- 35% - The percentage of London roads that regularly face traffic jams
- 27 minutes - The length of time a motorist is, on average, delayed by at least once a month
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PM announces plans to sell off Britain's roads
David Cameron has announced plans to sell off Britain's roads to private firms in a bid to improve infrastructure.
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Is PM looking at selling off the family concrete?
David Cameron has announced plans to sell off Britain's motorways to improve the country's infrastructure.
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Cameron's tall order in selling off Britain's roads
The Prime Minister has proposed plans to sell Britain's infrastructure but the attraction for private firms is not immediately obvious.