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Major schemes face further Budget cuts, Lightwood warns

Deniz Huseyin
30 October 2025
 

Next month’s Budget could include the announcement of further cuts to England’s road network programme, Roads Minister Simon Lightwood has warned.

Speaking at a Highways UK event, Lightwood said that “difficult decisions lie ahead”.

“It is no secret that this Government inherited an extremely difficult economic situation, so we have been forced to place the remaining planned schemes under review,” said Lightwood. “By assessing whether these projects are...

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