Rail and roads earmarked for extra investment
In the Comprehensive Spending Review, Chancellor George Osborne has announced £30bn is to invested in transport projects over the next four years.
In the North East, £500 million will be spent refurbishing the Tyne & Wear metro and Tees Valley bus network.
In the East Midlands the M1 and A46 will be improved and in the South West, improvements on the M5 and M4, and the new transport scheme for Weymouth will be funded.
In the East of England, the A11 to Norwich will be upgraded, and across London, the M25 will be widened between ten different junctions and complete the improvement to the A3 at Hindhead.
Further information:
HM Treasury
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