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Basically, the 10-year transport strategy applies only to England. The exception is that it does embrace a mainline rail strategy that includes the whole of Britain. Therefore the proposed road improvements will be carried out in England only,
But it is not as simple as that. Road improvements are split into two sections. There are schemes which have been sanctioned for a start within two years and then there are the rest, including most large motorway schemes, which will have to wait for the completion of multi-modal studies.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions says: "It would be wrong to regard schemes—which are part of these studies—as being set in stone. Once the study is completed they could either be dropped or alternative projects added."
Further, 70 of the 100 bypasses referred to in the strategy are local authority jobs and it will not be known which will go ahead until the local transport plan settlements are announced at the end of the year.
Government schemes which will go ahead include widening the M25 between junctions 12 and 15, building a tunnel on the 4303 under Stonehenge, carrying out improvements on the ADM) between Ferrybiidge and Hook Moor and Wetherby and Walshford and the privately financed Birmingham Northern Relief Road.
Full details of what projects are to be started in each government region can be found under the Integrated transport section of the DETR website: www.dotr.gevaik.