Five road schemes worth £1.3bn axed

The Chancellor revealed in the Budget that five major roads schemes costing over £1.3bn have been scrapped after failing a further value for money test.
The latest clutch of projects to be cancelled deals another blow to civil engineering contractors following the cancellation of the £1.7bn A303 Stonehenge tunnel and £350m A27 Arundel bypass in West Sussex.Cancelled projects
Port of Liverpool access: A5036 Princess Way – cost up to £335m
A358 Taunton to Southfields