Road projects decade must "be guaranteed"

Road projects improvements must be prominently priorities under transport over the next decade to the UK economy forwards, go to a business group.

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has a list of 13 "major projects" - 10 you road improvements - produced it calculates that have the greatest benefit for the regional economy würde.Die are improvements over the next 10 years much BCC says, although it recognises the need for spending cuts UK reduce budget deficit.

In addition to calling for a third Heathrow start and landing strip, London Crossrail system and a new Manchester rail hub proposals include Highway improvements throughout the UK.

In the most ambitious, a replacement for the forth bridge - would be scheduled at a price of £ 1.4 billion - improvements on the A14 in the East of England and a M4 relief road in Wales.

The 13 projects, estimates the BCC that would generate 85 billion pounds for the economy, but require a financial effort from 29.8 billion £, which provides it, would be equally satisfied about between the private and public sectors.

And it is important that the financing as well as the political will to construct [is] guaranteed - regardless of the pressure on public finances the group said.

BCC General Manager David Frost said: "a Government focused on Britain's future economic success to securing investment in priority transport projects to do everything must."

"These infrastructure improvements are not only needed economic growth to unlock, but will also help troubled UK construction and local businesses in the supply chain."

However, said lobby group campaign for better transport that lambasted last month of the Government decision-making process road projects against the "siren calls to business voices".

Referring to the Department of Transportation recently sustainable travel cities published campaigner Richard George of the report group streets and climate change said: "as the British Chambers of Commerce calls for unaffordable and destructive road, new evidence shows, smart measures traffic problems can now tackle transport."

"Travel plans for schools and workplace combined with good information and local cycling improvements have cut car use in your cities and massively increased cycling and bus use."

"We want to lead the next Government in just this kind of sustainable transport to invest not massive road projects to bigger, wider congestion."

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