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<p>The Department for Transport provides funding to local highway authorities through
a number of funding programmes. This funding includes grant through both the Highways
Maintenance and Integrated Transport Block grants. This funding can be used to improve
local roads that the authorities are responsible for if they so wish.</p><p> </p><p>The
following tables provide the funding we have allocated to those authorities that fall
within the East of England since 2010/11:</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p><strong>Local
Highways Maintenance Capital Block Grant</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Local
Transport Plan Name</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedfordshire (Plan)</p></td><td><p>7.031</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridgeshire</p></td><td><p>12.809</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>23.075</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>17.456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Luton
and Dunstable (Joint Plan)</p></td><td><p>1.284</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norfolk</p></td><td><p>23.948</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough</p></td><td><p>8.663</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southend-on-Sea</p></td><td><p>2.019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suffolk</p></td><td><p>18.094</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thurrock</p></td><td><p>1.484</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Local Highway Authority</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedford</p></td><td><p>3.198</p></td><td><p>2.800</p></td><td><p>3.288</p></td><td><p>3.264</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridgeshire</p></td><td><p>13.394</p></td><td><p>10.695</p></td><td><p>12.750</p></td><td><p>11.662</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central
Bedfordshire</p></td><td><p>4.645</p></td><td><p>3.920</p></td><td><p>4.728</p></td><td><p>5.469</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>26.029</p></td><td><p>19.838</p></td><td><p>22.482</p></td><td><p>22.573</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>23.611</p></td><td><p>18.585</p></td><td><p>20.962</p></td><td><p>22.019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Luton</p></td><td><p>1.404</p></td><td><p>1.070</p></td><td><p>1.193</p></td><td><p>1.255</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norfolk</p></td><td><p>29.354</p></td><td><p>21.403</p></td><td><p>24.230</p></td><td><p>24.963</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough</p></td><td><p>3.899</p></td><td><p>3.029</p></td><td><p>3.472</p></td><td><p>3.578</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southend-on-Sea</p></td><td><p>2.219</p></td><td><p>1.720</p></td><td><p>1.795</p></td><td><p>1.948</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suffolk</p></td><td><p>22.683</p></td><td><p>17.668</p></td><td><p>20.145</p></td><td><p>20.666</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thurrock</p></td><td><p>2.194</p></td><td><p>2.132</p></td><td><p>2.023</p></td><td><p>1.990</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><br></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Integrated Transport Capital Block Grant
</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Local Transport Plan Name</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedfordshire (Plan)</p></td><td><p>2.539</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridgeshire</p></td><td><p>6.104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>10.455</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>8.755</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Luton
and Dunstable (Joint Plan)</p></td><td><p>2.014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norfolk</p></td><td><p>8.224</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough</p></td><td><p>1.818</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southend-on-Sea</p></td><td><p>1.660</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suffolk</p></td><td><p>5.061</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thurrock</p></td><td><p>1.366</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Local Authority</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13
</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15
</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedford</p></td><td><p>1.101</p></td><td><p>1.006</p></td><td><p>1.006</p></td><td><p>1.415</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridgeshire</p></td><td><p>4.439</p></td><td><p>4.059</p></td><td><p>4.059</p></td><td><p>5.707</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central
Bedfordshire</p></td><td><p>1.464</p></td><td><p>1.338</p></td><td><p>1.338</p></td><td><p>1.882</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>9.150</p></td><td><p>8.366</p></td><td><p>8.366</p></td><td><p>11.764</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>6.804</p></td><td><p>6.221</p></td><td><p>6.221</p></td><td><p>8.748</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Luton</p></td><td><p>1.470</p></td><td><p>1.344</p></td><td><p>1.344</p></td><td><p>1.890</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norfolk</p></td><td><p>5.824</p></td><td><p>5.324</p></td><td><p>5.324</p></td><td><p>7.487</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough</p></td><td><p>1.640</p></td><td><p>1.500</p></td><td><p>1.500</p></td><td><p>2.109</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southend-on-Sea</p></td><td><p>1.245</p></td><td><p>1.138</p></td><td><p>1.138</p></td><td><p>1.600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suffolk</p></td><td><p>4.508</p></td><td><p>4.122</p></td><td><p>4.122</p></td><td><p>5.796</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thurrock</p></td><td><p>0.960</p></td><td><p>0.878</p></td><td><p>0.878</p></td><td><p>1.235</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Local authorities are also able to use revenue funding, allocated by the Department
for Communities and Local Government through the Revenue Support Grant, for maintaining
their local highways.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has also provided funding to highway
authorities for local major road schemes as set out below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Local
Highway Authority</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>26.4</p></td><td><p>26.0</p></td><td><p>6.2</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Herts</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Luton</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>11.3</p></td><td><p>2.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norfolk</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>19.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Note</strong>
- Figures for 10/11 to 13/14 are actual spend figures. 14/15 figures are allocations.</p><p>
</p><p>The Department has also agreed to provide funding to authorities through the
Local Pinch Point Fund. The Fund is aimed at removing bottlenecks on the local highway
network and supporting growth-enhancing development. The Fund has been allocated to
the following authorities in the last five years:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Local
Authority</strong></p></td><td><p>Scheme</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p><p>£m</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p><p>£m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedford
Borough Council</p></td><td><p>Bedford Western Bypass Northern Section</p></td><td><p>4.500</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central
Bedfordshire Council</p></td><td><p>Woodside Link Houghton Regis (A5-M1)</p></td><td><p>2.350</p></td><td><p>2.650</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex
County Council</p></td><td><p>A176 Nether Mayne, Basildon</p></td><td><p>0.763</p></td><td><p>1.583</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex
County Council</p></td><td><p>A414/A1025 (Clock Tower) Junction, Harlow</p></td><td><p>0.809</p></td><td><p>2.104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex
County Council</p></td><td><p>Army and Navy Improvements: A1060 Parkway Widening</p></td><td><p>0.441</p></td><td><p>0.675</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex
County Council</p></td><td><p>Army and Navy slip road</p></td><td><p>0.260</p></td><td><p>1.191</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norfolk
County Council</p></td><td><p>Great Yarmouth A12-A143 Link Road</p></td><td><p>0.835</p></td><td><p>3.910</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough
City Council</p></td><td><p>Junction 17 A1(M) - Junction 2 Fletton Parkway Widening
Scheme</p></td><td><p>3.385</p></td><td><p>1.115</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southend
on Sea Council</p></td><td><p>A127 B1013 Tesco Junction</p></td><td><p>0.320</p></td><td><p>2.943</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suffolk
County Council</p></td><td><p>Completion of Lowestoft Northern Spine Road (phase 5)</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4.635</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><strong>Note:</strong> Pinch Point Funding is available in Financial Years
2013-14 and 2014-15 only.</p>
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