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<p> </p><p>This Government is committed to investing in infrastructure to reduce traffic
congestion. This means spending £24 billion on strategic roads over this and the next
Parliament, and accelerating the pace of delivery so that people affected see a difference
more quickly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This includes a £500 million programme
of pinch point schemes specifically targeted at tackling congestion on both the strategic
and local road network, and a further £800 million being invested in 25 local major
road schemes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have previously announced £183.5m for
road repairs following the severe weather this winter and in the recent Budget, the
Chancellor announced a further £200 millionfunding for pothole repairs. Of this, £168m
will assist Councils in England, with the remaining £32m allocated to the devolved
administrations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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