{"id":44052,"date":"2023-11-17T02:39:25","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T02:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lethal-industry.com\/?p=44052"},"modified":"2023-11-17T02:39:25","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T02:39:25","slug":"boost-for-motorists-as-bumper-8-3bn-from-cancelled-hs2-will-instead-be-spent-fixing-up-5000-miles-of-englands-roads-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lethal-industry.com\/world-news\/boost-for-motorists-as-bumper-8-3bn-from-cancelled-hs2-will-instead-be-spent-fixing-up-5000-miles-of-englands-roads-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Boost for motorists as bumper \u00a38.3bn from cancelled HS2 will instead be spent fixing up 5,000 miles of England&#x27;s roads | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A BUMPER \u00a38.3billion will be diverted from cancelled HS2 to fixing up 5,000 miles of England\u2019s blighted roads.<\/p>\n<p>PM Rishi Sunak said the 11-year funding plan was \u201cunprecedented\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/concept-avoiding-problems-life-business-844673355.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The AA said it has received more than 450,000 callouts to pothole-related breakdowns this year \u2014 nearly a record.<\/p>\n<p>Of the cash, \u00a33.3billion will go the North West, North East and Yorkshire and Humber, \u00a32.2billion to the East and West Midlands, and \u00a32.8billion in the East and South.<\/p>\n<p>The Department for Transport said it is on top of \u00a35.5billion announced for local roads maintenance from 2020-25.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Sunak said: \u201cWell-maintained road surfaces could save drivers up to \u00a3440 each in expensive repairs. <\/p>\n<h2>READ MORE MOTOR NEWS<\/h2>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/newspress-collage-24749383-1700067150693.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/newspress-collage-24749383-1700067150693.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/newspress-collage-24749383-1700067150693.jpg\"><\/picture><span>LAST GOODBYE <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Audi bids emotional farewell to iconic motor with touching tribute\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/dhabtd-car-refueling-petrol-station-858606924.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/dhabtd-car-refueling-petrol-station-858606924.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/dhabtd-car-refueling-petrol-station-858606924.jpg\"><\/picture><span>FUELLING CHANGE <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>You can save hundreds a year on fuel with change at petrol station<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cThis unprecedented investment will pave the road for better and safer journeys for millions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Transport Secretary Mark Harper said drivers will see improvement straightaway.<\/p>\n<p>The cost of bringing pothole-plagued roads up to scratch has been put at \u00a314billion.<\/p>\n<p>The AA\u2019s Edmund King said the new cash will make a \u201cconsiderable difference\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in Motors<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/newspress-collage-24760241-1700146967949.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Bradley Walsh uses surprise past job to design James Bond-inspired supercar<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/newspress-collage-24753269-1700091785864.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Moment Wheeler Dealers host is pulled over by cops WHILE filming hit show<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/dk-motors-15nov-comp-1.png\"><\/p>\n<h3>Mazda MX-30 R-EV is a corker that&#8217;s smooth to drive &#8211; but the doors are a pain<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/newspress-collage-24752226-1700087897120.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Drivers are realising what &#8216;weird squiggles&#8217; button does &#038; it&#8217;s key in winter<\/h3>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/motors\/24765958\/hs2-money-fix-roads-england\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A BUMPER \u00a38.3billion will be diverted from cancelled HS2 to fixing up 5,000 miles of England\u2019s blighted roads. 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