Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has identified a number of traffic hotspots across the country which will receive major investment for junction upgrades, roundabout improvements and better traffic signalling.
The schemes are worth around £110m and will be completed by spring 2020. A further £110m will go towards improving more roads, with further details to be revealed at a later date.
Two larger projects worth £30m will create an unbroken stretch of dual carriageway on the A69 between Hexham and Newcastle. A further £14 million will go towards creating a new junction on the M11 to provide another route into Harlow, cutting journey times as well as unlocking housing developments.
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said: "We are making the most extensive improvements to roads in the last 40 years, investing a record £23 billion to keep our country moving and make journeys faster, better and more reliable for everyone.
"We are also spending a further £1.3 billion over the course of this parliament to relieve congestion and provide important upgrades to ensure our roads are fit for the future.
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"These schemes announced today will provide quick relief to millions of drivers and save them from getting stuck in traffic."
The funding is broken down as follows;
£90m for the North
North West
• A595 / A66 Fitz Roundabout (Low Rd) - £1m
• A595 / A66 Great Clifton Widening – £1.6m
• A585 Norcross Capacity Improvement - £3m
• M55 Junction 3 Signals - £800,000
• Future small schemes -£21m
• North West total - £27.4m
Yorkshire and North East
• A69/A68 Junction Improvements near Corbridge - £15m
• A69/A6079 Junction Improvements near Hexham - £15m
• A63 Garrison Road Signals and Road Improvement - £6.35m
• M18 Junction 3 Improvements - £0.25m
• M62 Junction 27 Widening - £2.65m
• M62 Junction 28 Widening - £2.25
• A66/B6280 Morton Palms Widening - £500,000
• A19/ A179 Sheraton Signals - £800,000
• M1 Junction 36 Slip Road Improvement - £2m
• Future small schemes - £18.2m
• Yorkshire and North East total - £63m
£23m for the Midlands
Midlands
• A5 Old Stratford Widening - £3.3m
• M1 Junction 27 Capacity Improvements - £900,000
• A5/A5195 Ogley Hay Traffic Signals - £1.5m
• M42 Junction 3 Improvement - £4.2m
• Future small schemes - £14m
• Midlands total - £23.9m
£53m for the South East
South East
• M27 Junction 7 Improvements - £2.5m
• A3 Northbound Off Slip at University Interchange (Guildford) - £1.6m
• A3 Stoke Interchange Southbound Off Slip Improvements (Guildford) - £2.5m
• A20 Port of Dover Technology Improvements - £5m
• Future small schemes - £41.6m
• South East total - £53.2m
£32m for the South West
South West
• M5 Junction 19 Improvements - £2.8m
• M5 Junction 17 – 18 Driver Information and Queue Protection Scheme - £4.3m
• M5 Junction 24 – 25 Driver Information and Queue Protection Scheme - £7.1m
• M5 Junction 23 – 24 Driver Information and Queue Protection Scheme - £5.5m
• Future small schemes - £12.4m
• South West total - £32.1m
£16m for the East
East
• M11 Junction 7a, Harlow, Essex - £14m
• A11 Fiveways Roundabout, Barton Mills Signalisation - £400,000
• Future small schemes - £2.4m
• East total - £16.8m
