Highways England promises £100million boost for cycle-friendly junctions

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Cycling in the UK may be more popular than ever, but road design and infrastructure is widely seen to be lagging dangerously behind. That situation may be set to improve with government plans worth £100million to improve cycling conditions at a number of major motorway junction crossings and A-roads. 

Highways England, the government-owned company that manages roads and transport routes across the country, has stated that the money will be used to "provide new cycling facilities which are safe, separate from traffic and can be used by cyclists of all abilities".

£100 million has been pledged to cover 200 projects, which are due to be completed over the course of the next five years up to 2021 as part of the government's road investment strategy. Forty of the projects have already been started and will be completed by spring 2016. 

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The investment is part of government aims to make cycling safer and reduce congestion, transport minister Andrew Jones said. "This important work is part of a transformational programme to make travelling by bike a more attractive option – great news for cyclists and motorists." he added. 

Improvements will include new or updated signage, improved lighting and the creation of new cycle lanes in certain areas

• A12 at Lowestoft, Suffolk – to include work at 11 locations along a 2.5 mile stretch of the road, to provide a cycle route through the town
• A27 at Kingsham, Hampshire – a new footbridge will be installed
• A590 between Brettargh Holt Roundabout and Newby Bridge, Cumbria – new improved signage along a 12 mile stretch of road
• A5 at Bedfordshire – improvements to an existing cycle route
• A663 between M60 and A627(M) near Chadderton – new cycle lanes on a two-mile stretch of road that links with existing routes
• A12 between Witham and Marks Tey – route improvements
• A574 at Birchwood Way over M6 near Warrington – improvements to safety barriers and lighting

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