Highways England met with a range of suppliers and stakeholders on September 29th and October 21st to discuss how more than £2 billion of government finance will be invested to improve the capacity and condition of roads across the east of England. 

The funding is intended for improvements and repairs to be carried out on those roads between now and 2021. 

It forms part of the government's wider Road Investment Strategy, which will triple spending on England's roads by the end of the decade.

The aim is to give road users faster and more reliable journeys. This will undoubtedly benefit including freight carriers. 

Road minister Andrew Jones said this is the biggest investment in roads in a generation. 

"The £2 billion investment in the East of England between 2015 and 2021 will significantly improve journeys and help create jobs," he commented.