I am delighted the Government is investing a total of £153,072,000 to Shropshire Council over the next eleven years, meaning thousands of people across Shropshire will enjoy smoother, safer and faster road journeys. The Government is investing a total of £8.3 billion of redirected HS2 funding to resurface roads across the country – the biggest ever uplift in funding for local road improvements.
This investment will be transformative for every region across the country, creating smoother, well-maintained, safer roads for all. The funding follows Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s announcement that the £36 billion that would have been spent extending HS2 would now be spent on long-term transport improvements that will deliver better, faster journeys for far more people.
New plans allow the Government to invest £8.3 billion, enough to resurface over 5,000 miles of roads across the country, saving motorists up to £440 on vehicle repairs and creating smoother, safer and easier journeys for all.
Across Shropshire Council, local highway authorities will receive £2,619,000 this financial year, followed by a further £2,619,000 for 2024-25, as part of a long-term funding plan through to 2034.
This announcement is only possible due to the long-term decision the Government has taken to redirect every penny of savings from HS2 in transport projects across the country – benefitting more people in more places, more quickly.