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<p>This government is committed to delivering modern and efficient infrastructure
across every part of the country.</p><p> </p><p>Access to Superfast broadband in Hampshire
has risen from 56.7% to 93.8% since 2010, and we have confirmed the introduction of
a regulatory Universal Service Obligation, to give everyone in the UK the right to
request a broadband connection with speeds of at least 10 Mbps by 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Next
month work will start on upgrading the M27 smart motorway scheme to link it with the
M3 smart motorway scheme. Hampshire County Council has received LEP funding to support
transport schemes that drive economic growth and house-building such as the Stubbington
and Bordon/Whitehall Bypasses.</p><p> </p><p>Major cities in England will be able
to bid into the competitive element of the £1.7 billion transport fund launched at
budget to drive productivity in our great cities, and up to £1 billion is available
for local authorities to borrow from at a new discounted interest rate to support
high-value infrastructure projects.</p>
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