Of that £80m, £25 million in government funding has been awarded to 15 schemes to help tackle bottlenecks on the local road network, with local councils being invited to submit bids for a share of the remaining £55m being made available.
Many of the improvements are expected to be delivered in 2014 and 2015.
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said: ‘Keeping traffic moving is vital to securing prosperity. By removing local bottlenecks and improving access to local development sites and communities, these schemes will help get people to and from work and power the economy. They also have the potential to help deliver new jobs and homes.’
The areas benefiting from a share of the £25 million allocated are:
- Reading
- Barnsley
- Devon (two schemes)
- Telford
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Hampshire
- Torbay
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- York
- South Gloucestershire
- Wigan
- Lincolnshire
- Stockton
- Staffordshire
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