National Highways: Finance
(asked on 24th January 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether National Highways will be provided with additional funding to help (a) enable and (b) prioritise infrastructure to help facilitate freeports.
This question was answered on 30th January 2023
National Highways has been allocated £24 billion to operate, maintain, renew and enhance Englands strategic road network between 2020-2025 as part of RIS2. As part of this funding allocation, National Highways facilitates and supports a range of government policies, including freeports. Consideration of freeport connectivity will also form part of the development of RIS3, beyond 2025.