UK government boosts road funding

Communities across the UK are set to benefit from government funding which will tackle traffic bottlenecks (pinch points) and congestion on local roads. Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has announced US$129 million of further funding to remove these bottlenecks, US$40 million of which has already been awarded to fifteen improvement schemes. McLoughlin also announced he was inviting local councils to submit bids by the end of October for a share of the remaining US$89 million being made available.
September 30, 2013 Read time: 1 min
Communities across the UK are set to benefit from government funding which will tackle traffic bottlenecks (pinch points) and congestion on local roads.

Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has announced US$129 million of further funding to remove these bottlenecks, US$40 million of which has already been awarded to fifteen improvement schemes. McLoughlin also announced he was inviting local councils to submit bids by the end of October for a share of the remaining US$89 million being made available.

Many of the improvements are expected to be delivered in 2014 and 2015. This announcement brings the total number of schemes to receive investment from the government's Local Pinch Point Fund to 87. Since March this year the government has provided over UA$347 million to local authorities, which has enabled local transport improvements of over US$549 million to go ahead.
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