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Midlands Connect<\/a> has requested \u00a3596m funding from the Government to deliver 11 road schemes across the Midlands<\/h2>\n

Midlands Connect was empowered by the Department for Transport<\/a> (DfT) to work with the 22 councils in its partnership to identify priority road schemes to improve local roads<\/a> in the region, as part of a \u00a33.5bn national fund available from 2020-2025.<\/p>\n

The fund covers upgrades to the Major Road Network (MRN), a new category of the busiest and most economically important local authority \u2018A\u2019 roads. The MRN was established by the government to focus on funding schemes<\/a> that will reduce congestion, support housing and employment growth, encourage people to walk, cycle and use public transport, and provide better links to motorways and major trunk roads.<\/p>\n

The \u00a33.5bn government fund also includes \u201cLarge Local Majors\u201d (LLM) schemes, which focus on bigger upgrades to local roads.<\/p>\n

MRN schemes must include a government funding request of \u00a320-50m each, and LLM schemes more than \u00a350m, with a local contribution of at least 15%.<\/p>\n

Following detailed consultation, Midlands Connect has submitted seven priority MRN schemes and four LLM schemes to the DfT for consideration.<\/p>\n

Midlands Connect has asked the government to fund \u00a3596m of the total \u00a3739m estimated cost of the submitted schemes, with the remaining \u00a3143m to be funded locally from a mixture of public and private sector sources.<\/p>\n

If successful, local authorities would deliver the physical infrastructure required.<\/p>\n

The schemes include new bypasses, widening roads at congestion hotspots, improving junctions and roundabouts, new links between existing stretches of road and better pedestrian and cycling facilities.<\/p>\n

Midlands Connect\u2019s submission to the government also contains recommendations to improve the funding process in the future. This includes the need to allocate development funding to councils whose squeezed budgets are hampering their ability to bring new schemes forward, and securing a specific regional funding allocation in line with the relative size and economic strength of each region, to help tailor a programme that gives schemes the best chance of success.<\/p>\n

Simon Statham, head of technical programmes at Midlands Connect, said: \u201cA reliable transport network is essential to the success of the Midlands. The Major Road Network targets funding specifically at schemes that help improve job opportunities, open up new housing developments, and importantly address our environmental obligations as well. Objectives for the funding include understanding how a scheme will create improvements for all road users, not just cars, and improve air quality by reducing congestion.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy speaking with a collective voice on behalf of the Midlands, we believe each of the schemes submitted has provided all the evidence the government needs to fund them in full, and we expect to be celebrating a \u00a3600m investment in to the region to help our local authorities get on and deliver this transformational programme of upgrades.\u201d<\/p>\n

CBI regional director Richard Butler, added: \u201cTo spur further economic growth in our region, businesses are crying out for more funding to be spent on infrastructure. If this money is secured it will allow businesses to grow and create jobs.<\/p>\n

\u201cImproving major congestion pinch points on local roads also allows firms to import and export more easily as well as choose from a wider pool of labour.\u201d<\/p>\n

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