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ONLY 20 miles of motorway In be opened this year — ti lowest total for 20 years, sa the British Road Federation.
Its new report, Britain's Ro, Progress, showed that ro, building has dropped during ti past decade and thousands jobs have been lost as a result.
"Transport Secretary Da) Howell holds the dubio distinction of presiding over t worst motorway constructi performance since the pr gramme began in the late I ties," said BRF director Kenn( Cannel!.
"Last year only 30m we completed; this year the reco is even more deplorable."
Britain's road progress shor there are now 1,6 8 9m motorway and another Mm a under construction. There a also 2,500 miles of all-purpo high-standard dual-carriagewz In the next 10 years the Gover ment has plans to start work over 500 trunk road schem( costing around £5,000m. Fot fifths of the country's towns wi over 10,000 population nc have a bypass.
But 95 schemes in Engler alone have been or are to I suspended until resources a made available, the BRF rep( states.
Despite this, the English tru road construction budget is e pected to show an under-sper ing of £85m.