The 10-year plan published in July 2000 set out a broad package of measures for improving transport. Over the 10-year period, individual projects in the Highways Agency’s programme would flow from the outcome of multi modal studies and decisions taken through regional transport strategies. Although the plan gave an indicative figure for widening the strategic road network, this is not a target that the Government monitors performance against.
The following table provides detail of the schemes widened from 2000 to 2007 (the last full year for which data is available).
Year opened to traffic Scheme Total scheme length (kilometres) 2000 A30/A35 Honiton-Exeter (DBFO) 21.0 M66 Denton-Middleton (Contract 1) 6.0 M66 Denton-Middleton (Contract 3) 9.0 2001 No widening schemes completed 0 2002 No widening schemes completed 0 2003 A2/M2 Cobham to Junction 4 widening 10.6 A11 Roudham Heath-Attleborough Improvement 9.9 A1 Willowburn-Denwick Improvement 4.0 A46 Newark-Lincoln Improvement 13.0 A1033 Hedon Road Improvement 6.7 2004 A120 Stansted to Braintree Improvement 23.0 A2 Bean-Cobham Phase 1 Bean-Pepperhill 4.1 2005 A1(M) Wetherby-Walshford 5.0 M5 Junctions 17-18a Northbound Climbing Lane (Hallen Hill) 2.1 M4 Junction 18 Eastbound Diverge 3.0 M25 J12-15 Widening 11.4 2006 A1(M) Ferrybridge-Hook Moor 17.0 M60 J5-8 Widening 7.4 M5 Junctions 19-20 Southbound Climbing Lane (Naish Hill) 3.4 M5 Junctions 19-20 Northbound Climbing Lane (Tickenham Hill) 3.4 A249 Iwade-Queenborough Improvement (DBFO) 5.0 2007 A11 Attleborough Bypass 5.2 A428 Caxton Common to Hardwick Improvement 7.6 A30 Bodmin Indian Queens Improvement 11.5 A66 Carkin Moor to Scotch Corner Improvement 6.1 A66 Greta Bridge to Stephen Bank Improvement 4.7 M1 J31 to J32 Widening 2.0