£15 billion for road improvements: What roads will be involved?
George Osbourne is to announce a £15billion plan to upgrade and improve the road infrastructure across the UK. Here is the complete list of UK roads which will benefit from the £15billion government funds.
A34 Technology enhancements
A34 Oxford Junctions
M25 Junction 25 improvement
M25 Junction 28 improvement
M4 Heathrow slip road
M2 Junction 5 improvements
M25 Junctions 10-16
M25 Junction 10/A3 Wisley interchange
M3 Junctions 12-14 improved sliproads
M27 Southampton Junctions
M271 / A35 Redbridge roundabout upgrade
A27 Arundel Bypass
A27 Worthing and Lancing improvements
A31 Ringwood
A3 Guildford
A500 Etruria widening
M1 Junctions 23A-24
M6 Junction 10 improvement
A47 North Tuddenham to Easton
A47 Blofield to North Burlingham dualling
A47 & A12 junction enhancements
A47 Acle Straight
A47/A11 Thickthorn Junction
A47 Guyhirn Junction
A47 Wansford to Sutton
A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet
M11 Junctions 8 to 14 technology upgrade
A12 Chelmsford to A120 widening
A12 whole-route technology upgrade
A1(M) Junctions 6-8 Smart Motorway
M11 Junction 7 junction upgrade
A12 Colchester Bypass widening
A12 M25 to Chelmsford
Oxford to Cambridge Expressway Study
A1 East of England Feasibility Study
A1 North of Ellingham
A1 Morpeth to Ellingham dualling
A1 Scotswood to North Brunton
A1 Birtley to Coal House widening
A19 Down Hill Lane junction improvement
A1 & A19 Technology enhancements
M1 Junction 45 Improvement
M621 Junctions 1-7 improvements
M62/M606 Chain Bar
M62 Junctions 20-25
A628 Climbing Lanes
A61 Dualling
A64 Hopgrove Junction
M1/M62 Lofthouse Interchange
A1 Redhouse to Darrington
M1 Junctions 35A-39
A1(M) Doncaster Bypass
Northern Trans-Pennine Study
Trans-Pennine Tunnel Study
A585 Windy Harbour - Skippool
A5036 Princess Way - Access to Port of Liverpool
Mottram Moor link road
A57(T) to A57 Link Road
M6 Junction 22 upgrade
M53 Junctions 5-11
M56 new Junction 11A
M6 Junction 19 Improvements
M60 Simister Island Interchange
Northern Trans-Pennine study
Trans-Pennine Tunnel Study
Manchester North-West Quadrant Study
A30 Chiverton to Carland Cross
M49 Avonmouth Junction
M5 Bridgwater Junctions
A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down
A303 Sparkford - Ilchester dualling
A358 Taunton to Southfields
A417 'Missing link' at Air Balloon
Two thirds of these roads are in Coalition constituencies so the question remains are these most important improvements to our road infrastructure or are they the most important areas for the current government?
How will these road improvements affect the haulage industry?
