Organisation: Department for Transport
Date uploaded: 15th August 2013
Date published/launched: July 2013
The report says that “England’s major roads have got a guarantee of a large increase in funding, locked into a long term settlement, backed by law”.
Under the plans the Highways Agency will be turned into a publicly owned company, and there will be an additional £500m funding to “make Britain a world leader in electric vehicle technology”.
Fully funded in the June 2013 spending review, the paper says that £28bn of investment will lead to the biggest ever upgrade of the existing network. The focus will be on cutting congestion and minimising the environmental impact of roads.
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