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<p>The Government is developing an ambitious programme of investment in England’s
strategic roads and improving international connectivity is one of its aims. The programme
is being informed by a wide range of evidence including the work of six strategic
studies, which are focused on making major improvements to the capacity and connectivity
of the road network.</p><p>Consideration of a bridge spanning the English Channel
is not currently one of these studies, and to date the Department has not asked the
National Infrastructure Commission to assess the viability of building such a bridge.</p><p>
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