A £15bn spending plan for the strategic road network was at the heart of the infrastructure strategy in today’s Autumn Statement.
The £15bn confirmed this week – previously outlined in the 2013 Spending Review - for the core network of motorways and main A-roads is legislated for under the Infrastructure Bill and will become the inaugural investment strategy of that act, which will also convert the Highways Agency into a Government-owned company.
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