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<p>Highways England announced a £3m improvement scheme for Switch Island in April
2017, which aims to relieve congestion and improve its road safety performance. This
scheme is being funded from the government’s additional £220 million announced at
the Autumn Statement 2016 to help tackle congestion. The scheme includes new traffic
lights, changes to the road layout and lane markings, new barriers between carriageways,
coloured high friction surfacing and improved signs. Work is expected to start in
February 2018 and last for eleven months.</p>
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