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Prime Minister and Chancellor welcome over 200 infrastructure projects due to start in 2014 and 2015
The Prime Minister and the Chancellor will today highlight that, as part of this Government’s long-term economic plan to help Britain succeed, more than 200 projects in rail, road, local transport, flood defences, broadband, airport infrastructure and waste management are due to start construction in 2014/2015.
22 April 2014
The Prime Minister and the Chancellor will today highlight that, as part of this Government’s long-term economic plan to help Britain succeed, more than 200 projects in rail, road, local transport, flood defences, broadband, airport infrastructure and waste management are due to start construction in 2014/2015.
The projects are helping hardworking people and businesses with better infrastructure being delivered on the ground. These include the Exeter flood defence scheme, A30 Temple to Carblake dualling on Bodmin Moor and Gloucestershire County Council waste improvements.
More than 200 infrastructure projects are also due to be completed this year, including major roads such as the M6 J10A-13, Nottingham tram extension, Heathrow Terminal 2 upgrade and Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm, which is currently the largest in construction anywhere in Europe.
The projects due to start construction this year are part of £36bn of planned investment - £5bn public investment, £21bn private investment and £10bn in joint public and private investment - in infrastructure across the country that could support over 150,000 jobs in construction and many thousands more in other sectors following completion. This includes the start of a £38 billion programme of rail spending over the next five years.
In addition, there is expected to be further investment of up to £15bn in oil and gas this year.
Prime Minister David Cameron said:
“Ensuring Britain has first class infrastructure is a crucial part of our long term economic plan: supporting business, creating jobs and providing a better future for hardworking people.
“As a crucial part of our long-term economic plan, this Government is backing business with better infrastructure so that more jobs and opportunities are created for hardworking people, meaning more financial security and peace of mind for families.”
Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne said:
"As part of our long term economic plan we are investing in infrastructure around the country to create a more balanced, resilient economy.
“Because of the tough decisions we have taken in day to day spending, we can prioritise public investment where it is most needed and create the right conditions for private investment in infrastructure where it brings value for the taxpayer.
“So this year over 200 new projects worth an estimated £36 billion are due to start, creating thousands of jobs, securing future growth and delivering the world class infrastructure Britain deserves."
Throughout this parliament, the Government has consistently made tough decisions on day-to-day spending that have enabled the prioritisation of vital capital investment. In June 2013 the Government built on this approach by setting out a further commitment to invest in over £100 billion of capital in specific projects in the next parliament, including providing long-term funding settlements in key infrastructure sectors.
The Government has also taken radical action to unlock and stimulate private sector investment, which is expected to make up the majority of UK infrastructure investment between now and the end of the decade. This has included setting out a plan to generate a wave of new investment in our energy infrastructure through the biggest change to the electricity market since privatisation, and the provision of up to £40 billion of support for critical infrastructure projects through the UK Guarantees Scheme.
In the South West, the following schemes are due to start in 2014/15:
A30 Bodmin Moor Temple to Carblake dualling
A30 Loggans Moor Roundabout improvements (Hayle)
A303 Cartgate Roundabout improvements (Yeovil)
A38 Carkeel Roundabout improvements (Saltash)
A38 Drumbridges Roundabout improvements (Newton Abbot)
A38 Manadon sliproad improvements (Plymouth)
A38 Spaltford Split additional lane (Exeter)
A40 Longford Roundabout partial signalisation (Gloucester)
A40 Over Roundabout Gloucester approach widening
A46 Cold Ashton Roundabout improvements (South Gloucestershire)
A46 Ashchurch and M5 J9 improvements (Gloucestershire)
M5 J27 widening and part-time signals (Tiverton)
M5 J11a to J12 improvements (Gloucester)
M5 J16 northbound sliproad improvement (Bristol)
M5 J17 sliproad improvement (Bristol)
M5 J30 sliproad improvement (Exeter)
Marjon link road improvements (Plymouth)
Tithebarn link road (Exeter)
Union Corner junction improvements (Falmouth)
Newcourt rail improvements (Exeter)
Ashton Vale to Temple Meads rail improvements (Bristol)
North Fringe to Hengrove rail improvments (Bristol)
South Bristol Link
Bournemouth Beach Management Phase 1 (flood defences)
Congresbury Yeo Tidal Banks (North Somerset)
Dawlish Warren and Exmouth Beach Management Scheme
Exeter Flood Defence Scheme
Poole Dolphin Haven flood defence works
Poole Frontage Management Plan Works
Whimple Flood Defence improvements
Gloucestershire County Council waste scheme
Projects due to be completed in 2014/15:
Swindon to Kemble rail dualling
Camborne-Pool-Redruth local transport improvements
Taunton Norther Inner Distributor Road
A350 Chippenham dualling
A417 Walls and C&G roundabouts (Gloucester)
Crediton Link road
Radstock town centre road improvements
Roundswell Roundabout and site access (Barnstaple)
Devon County Council waste improvements
SW Devon Waste Partnership
Wiltshire County Council waste improvements
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