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<p>My Department is investing significant money into new roads in the South West.
This includes £2 billion in the Road Investment Strategy for motorways and major ‘A’
roads in the South West, as well as £365m towards local major schemes. Further details
are presented below:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong><em>Road Investment Strategy</em></strong></p><p>
</p><p>The Department for Transport announced schemes in the south west worth <strong>£2
billion</strong> in its Road Investment Strategy for motorways and major ‘A’ roads.
This will include the delivery of the following schemes:</p><p> </p><p>- The A303
and A358 corridor;</p><p>- A30 Temple to Carblake;</p><p>- A30 Chiverton to Carland
Cross.</p><p> </p><p><strong><em>Congestion Relief Investment</em></strong></p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>On 10 March 2017, the Government named <strong>27</strong> proposed
small congestion relief schemes that can be delivered quickly. The South West was
allocated <strong>£32 million</strong>, including proposals for the following 4 small
schemes:</p><p> </p><p>- M5 J19 Improvements;</p><p>- M5 J17-18 Driver Information
& Queue Protection Scheme;</p><p>- M5 J24-25 Driver Information & Queue Protection
Scheme;</p><p>- M5 J23-24 Driver information & Queue Protection Scheme.</p><p>
</p><p>The programme for further small schemes for the region is currently being prioritised
by Highways England and will be named at a future date.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong><em>
</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Local Major Schemes</em></strong></p><p>The following
investment in the South West has been made since 2011/12:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Scheme
Name</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Transport Mode</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total
(£m) </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>DfT (£m)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bath
Transportation Package</p></td><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>Bath</p></td><td><p>26.4</p></td><td><p>10.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol
Bus Rapid Transit (Ashton Vale to Temple Meads)</p></td><td><p>Public transport</p></td><td><p>Bristol/N.
Somerset</p></td><td><p>54.5</p></td><td><p>34.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol Bus
Rapid Transit (North Fringe to Hengrove)</p></td><td><p>Public transport</p></td><td><p>S.
Gloucs/Bristol</p></td><td><p>106.9</p></td><td><p>51.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Camborne-Pool-Redruth
Transport Package</p></td><td><p>Road</p></td><td><p>Cornwall</p></td><td><p>27.9</p></td><td><p>16.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East
of Exeter</p></td><td><p>Road</p></td><td><p>Devon</p></td><td><p>14.4</p></td><td><p>10.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastern
Villages Infrastructure - South Connector Rd</p></td><td><p>Road</p></td><td><p>Swindon</p></td><td><p>53.7</p></td><td><p>34.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastern
Villages Infrastructure - White Hart Junction</p></td><td><p>Road</p></td><td><p>Swindon</p></td><td><p>29.5</p></td><td><p>22.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elmbridge
Transport (Phase 1)</p></td><td><p>Road</p></td><td><p>Gloucestershire</p></td><td><p>14.7</p></td><td><p>9.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Forder
Valley Transport Link</p></td><td><p>Road</p></td><td><p>Plymouth</p></td><td><p>33.4</p></td><td><p>22.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kingskerswell
Bypass</p></td><td><p>Road</p></td><td><p>Devon</p></td><td><p>106.5</p></td><td><p>76.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South
Bristol Link</p></td><td><p>Road</p></td><td><p>N. Somerset/Bristol</p></td><td><p>44.3</p></td><td><p>27.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Taunton
Northern Inner Distributor Road</p></td><td><p>Road</p></td><td><p>Somerset</p></td><td><p>27.0</p></td><td><p>14.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Weston
Package Phase 1</p></td><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>N. Somerset</p></td><td><p>13.4</p></td><td><p>9.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wichelstowe
Infrastructure</p></td><td><p>Road</p></td><td><p>Swindon</p></td><td><p>28.2</p></td><td><p>22.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total
Local Major Schemes </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>580.8</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>361.9</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><em>Note:</em><em> a number of the schemes above include provision of other
transport modes, but there are elements of new road provision in all.</em></p><p><em>
</em></p><p>The Department for Transport is also providing £1.5m each for the development
of business cases for the A391 improvements in Cornwall and the North Devon Link Road.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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