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<p>The Department undertook a comprehensive study into the A47 in 2014, which utilised
the route strategies work carried out by the Highways Agency (now Highways England).</p><p>
</p><p>This identified congestion on the A47 as one of the reasons constraining economic
growth, as well as causing unreliable journeys for road users.</p><p>Six locations
were identified as requiring investment and the details of the proposed schemes were
published in the Road Investment Strategy in December 2014.The estimated value of
the six schemes is over £300m.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England will progress these
schemes, as detailed in their Delivery Plan 2015-2020 published in March 2015. They
will also update their assessment of congestion on the A47 as they refresh their route
strategies in the next few years.</p><p> </p><p>Approximately £0.68m has already been
recently invested on the A47 in the Peterborough area to deal with congestion through
two pinchpoint schemes – improvements at the A1/A47 Wansford Junction and on the A1/A47
Wansford southbound slip road.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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