National Highways to pump £196m into Midlands road network

More than 140 road improvement schemes across the Midlands region are set to benefit from £196m worth of investment.

National Highways has announced the investment which will cover projects on major trunk roads and motorways including M6, M5, M1 and A43.

Among the 141 projects allocated for a share of the funding are:

M1 junction 19 to Gilmorton – £5m resurfacing project on the north and southbound carriageways between junction 19 and junction 21 of the M1

A1 southbound Wothorpe to South Witham – £4.3m resurfacing scheme on the southbound A1

A43 southbound Tove to Northampton Road roundabout – £5m resurfacing scheme on the southbound A43 between the Tove Roundabout and Northampton Road Roundabout

M69 junction one to M1 – £3m scheme on the M69 to replace sections of the existing vehicle restraint systems between the M1 and junction one at Hinckley

A1 Sutton-on-Trent to Blyth – £2m drainage scheme on the A1

M5 junctions six to seven – £12m installation of new concrete central barrier between junctions six at Warndon and seven Worcester North. The new barrier will replace the existing steel restraint which has reached the end of its lifespan

A5 Mile Oak to Coventry Canal – £3.9m installation of new central reservation safety restraint barrier

M6 Barthomley – £3m bridge parapet upgrade with some upgrading of the barrier at M6 junction 16 Barthomley Interchange

Resurfacing work at various locations on the M42 northbound between junction seven and junction nine near Coleshill, including A4097 Kingsbury Road roundabout